The Gazette 1955-58

MARCH, 1956

Vol. 50 No. 9

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

President DERMOT P. SHAW

Viee-F'residents RALPH J. WALKER GEORGE G. OVEREND

Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETING COUNCIL. FEBRUARY 9™ : The President in the Chair. Also present Messrs. Ralph J. Walker and George G. Overend, Vice-Presidents, J. R. Quirke, F. X. Burke, John R. Halpin, George A. Nolan, Reginald Nolan, John J. Nash, Francis J. Lanigan, Scan O'hUadhaigh, Joseph P. Tyrrell, James J. O'Connor, John Dundon, C. E. Callan, F. J. Gearty, P. R. Boyd, Patrick F. O'Reilly, Niall Gaffney, William Norman, Peter E. O'Connell, R. McD. Taylor, Terence de Vere White, Desmond J. Collins, Derrick M. Martin, John Carrigan, Desmond Mayne, Charles Downing, Cornelius J. Daly, Joseph Barrett. The following was among the business transacted : Compensation Fund Committee. 'J.HE Council considered and approved the report of the Compensation Fund Committee for the year •nded 5th January, 1956. Solicitors' Motor Insurance Policies. '."HE Council considered a report from a Committee (:•• a the anomalous position of solicitors vis-a-vis medical OF THE

practitioners in regard to insurance premiums where a car is driven by an assistant on the employer's business. The tariff companies make no increase where the car is driven by a locum tenens partner or assistant of a medical practitioner but in the case of solicitors there is an increase of 10 per cent, if the car is driven by anyone other than the insured. This increase will be only 5 per cent, if the extra cover is limited to one named person. The Com mittee reported that representations had been made without success to the insurance companies to place solicitors on the same terms as medical practi tioners. The Committee were of opinion that further representations would not produce any useful result but directed that member's attention should be drawn to the position in view of the danger that a solicitor would not be covered against liability for negligence if the car were driven on professional business by any person other than the insured unless the policy had been extended. Bar Associations. IT was decided that the President should approach solicitors practising in areas where bar associations