The Gazette 1961 - 64

CO-OPERATION BETWEEN SOLICITORS The Council some years ago produced a memo randum which was circulated to a number of Government Departments suggesting changes in business methods with the object of enabling solicitors to transact their clients' business more efficiently. Among other suggestions it was pointed out that the use of a standard foolscap size paper for pleadings and other documents filed in Court would facilitate the profession by enabling them to have documents more easily filed and photocopied. The Council wish to bring this suggestion again before the members of the profession as in their view there is no ground apart from historical reasons for the multifarious types of paper used in solicitors' offices. Indeed it is believed that solicitors are gradually turning over to the use of foolscap sized paper for all purposes including briefs. The Estate Duty office has recently been asked to revise the estate duty forms and in particular to adopt the foolscap size for all forms where possible in all cases where it is not already used. In the leisurely Victorian period some unknown practitioner thought of the idea which became a general practice of sending a carbon copy of the requisitions on title for the use of the vendor's solicitor but the idea was never developed any further. The Waterford Law Society has recently suggested that solicitors might, as a matter of professional courtesy when writing letters to colleagues where copies would normally be made by the recipient for his client, send a carbon copy of each letter or other document originating in the sender's office which will be required for the client of the solicitor to whom it is addressed. It is easy to think of other practices which if adopted by agreement by members of bar associations would help to speed up business. Solicitors acting for opposing clients in litigation might usefully consider holding a business conference at the initial stage of the proceedings to see how expense could be reduced. Originating documents such as summonses, pleadings, etc., might be typed in sufficient numbers for the originating and receiving offices so that documents would not have to be recopied for briefing, etc. Some offices use electric typewriters which can produce a large number of copies in one operation but even with a good modern non-electric machine it should be possible to produce six copies together. It would take a little time to translate these suggestions into practice but the advantages to the profession and their clients would be worth the effort.

3. Registered Owner, Patrick Flynn. Folio number 997. County Limerick. Lands of Clovers in the Barony of Coshlea containing 793. zt. 33p. THE REGISTRY Register A FOR SALE as a going concern a fully equipped and long established Solicitor's practice, in a large provincial town in Munster. Box. No. Azog. Register C MEMBER requires up-to-date editions of the following: Underbill, Torts : Nelsons Probate Practice: Browning & Glover—Land Registry. Box No. Ciyy. WILL any person having knowledge of the Will of Edward McCrave, Dowdallshill, Dundalk, Co. Louth, who died 8th January 1964 contact Daniel O'Connell & Son., Solicitors, Dundalk. LECTURES ON RECENT CHANGES IN THE LAW On December jth, Mr. Matthew Purcell, M.A., LL.B., Law Agent, Dublin County Council, delivered a lecture for members in the Society's library on the Town Planning Act. On January 9th, Mr. Vincent Grogan, B.L. delivered a lecture in the library on Tax Law dealing particularly with income tax and death duties. Both lectures were well supported by the members. The lectures were tape-recorded and will be available to bar associations requiring them for a hiring charge of £3 35. od. SOCIETY'S PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE Documents measuring i^'xio" will be copied within twenty-four hours. Charge 9d. per sheet. Larger documents will be copied in sections. Copies are on black on white. Coloured inks will be reproduced in black. Library service Photocopies of law reports may be obtained from the library. Standard charges for this service are as follows :— •j sheets or less, 2/6d.; 6 to 10 sheets, 3/6d.; 10 to 20 sheets, 7/6d.; over 20 sheets, io/-. Law reports are copyrighted and photocopies are issued on condition that they are for members, their clients or counsel and that they will not be given or lent to any other persons. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SOLICITORS On 15th November, 1963, the President of the High Court made an order on a report from the Disclipinary Committee directing that Edward Daly who practised at 151 Rathgar Road, be suspended from practice until further order.

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