The Gazette 1961 - 64

COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL, 1963-64 1. REGISTRAR'S : Desmond Moran, Chairman; Augustus Cullen, Dinnen B. Gilmore, James R. Green, Brendan A. McGrath, William A. Osborne, Ralph J. Walker. 2. COMPENSATION FUND : Desmond Moran, Chairman; Augustus Cullen, Dinnen B. Gilmore, James R. Green, Brendan A. McGrath, William A. Osborne, Ralph J. Walker. 3. FINANCE, LIBRARY AND PUBLICATIONS : Niall S. Gaffhey, Chairman; Francis Armstrong, Joseph P. Black, George Nolan, John C. O'Carroll, R. J. O'Connor, George G. Overend, C. J. Daly. 4. PARLIAMENTARY : Senator Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, Chairman; Senator John J. Nash, Patrick O'Donnell, T.D. 5. PRIVILEGES : Raymond A. French, Chairman; Thomas H. Bacon, John Carrigan, Edward Dillon, Gerard M. Doyle, George A. Nolan, Reginald Nolan, Edward Treacy, Gerald J. Moloney. 6. COURT AND OFFICES : Daniel J. O'Connor, Chairman ; Richard Knight, Senator J. J. Nash, Thomas V. O'Connor, James W. O'Donovan, John I. Horgan, John F. Foley. 7. COURT OF EXAMINERS : Eunan McCarron, Chairman; Thomas A. O'Reilly, Peter D. M. Prentice, Robert McD. Taylor, William A. Tormey. The President, Vice-Presidents and immediate Past President ex-officio are members of all committees except the Registrar's and Compensation Fund Committee. EXTRAORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND Southern Law Association C. J. Daly, J. F. Foley, Gerald J. Moloney, John Ivor Horgan. Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association Gerard M. Doyle, Richard Knight, Roderick J. O'Connor.

DINNER DANCE The Society's Annual Dinner Dance was held in. the Shelbourne Rooms, Dublin, on 2ist November, 1963; over 360 guests attended. This year for the first time a number of tickets were allocated for the Solicitors' Apprentices Debating Society who took up about 60 tickets and added to the gaiety and vigour of the proceedings. It is hoped to provide the same facility in future years for the members of the Debating Society.

EXAMINATION DATES

Final date for entries 13th Jan. i3th Jan. 14th Jan. 15 th Jan. 24th Jan. 3rd Feb.

Examination

Dates 3rd and 4th Feb. 3rd and 4th Feb. 4th and 5th Feb. 5th, 6th, 7th Feb. 14th February 24th February

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SOLICITORS' REMUNERATION GENERAL ORDERS, 1884-1960. GROSS SUM BILL

In re : Shipping Construction Corporation, Ltd., the defendants instructed the plaintiffs who were then their solicitors to do work in relation to three matters (i) the promotion of the defendant company, (2) a mortgage debenture, (3) a contract known as the Mohawk contract, (4) a contract known as the Nevrata contract. The clients were entitled to indemnification by another company in respect of charge (4). The amount in the debenture at (2) was £3,900,000. The plaintiff-solicitors furnished a gross sum bill for £1,700 including counsel's fees in respect of charges (i), (2) and (3) which included a charge of £105 in respect of the mortgage debenture at charge (2). A separate gross sum bill was furnished in respect of the Nevrata contract charge (4) and no question arose as the clients and the company by which they were indemnified accepted the bill. The defendant company considered the charge of £1,700 at (i), (2) and (3) excessive and asked for details but their new solicitors stated that they would recommend the clients to pay the charge of £105 for the mortgage debenture at (z) and the Nevrata contract charge at (4). They stated that they would require a detailed bill before advising the clients. The plaintiff-solicitors furnished a detailed bill showing an amount greatly in excess of the sum of £i ,700 charged in the gross sum bill for charges fi), (2) and (3). The defendants refused to sign the requisition to tax on the ground that

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