The Gazette 1961 - 64

Trade Union Act, 1941 The Council on a report considered the position of the Society under the Trade Union Act 1941 in carrying on negotiations on behalf of solicitors in the Local Government and other salaried employ ments of a public nature affecting their salaries and conditions of employment. It was decided to make an application to the Minister for Industry and Commerce for an exception order under section 6 of the Trade Union Act 1941 to enable the Society to negotiate on behalf of these solicitors. Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee The Council appointed Mr. Brian J. Murphy of Cork as one of the Society's representatives on the committee in place of Mr. Timothy J. Buckley who resigned and thanked Mr. Buckley for his services. Circuit and District Court. Service by registered post The Council in a reply to an inquiry from the Department of Justice stated that the Society would have no objection to legislation which would provide for automatic service by registered post in any district in which there are not adequate facilities for personal service provided that service will be effected through the office of the solicitor concerned. Compensation fund Claims amounting to £169 were admitted for payment. Parking in tbe Four Courts On a report from the Finance committee the Council decided in conjunction with the Bar Council to ask the Commissioners of Public Works to mark the parking spaces by white lines in the East and West courtyards and to exhibit notices that the yards are not public parking spaces. Company formation A committee reported on communications received from members with respect to a circular issued by a firm of which one of the directors is a chartered accountant to the public offering certain facilities in connection with the formation of limited companies. It was decided to send the correspondence to the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

of cases in which counsel passed on briefs to other counsel without the permission of the instructing solicitor. The representatives of the Bar had stated that the practice of the Bar is well established and that counsel should not transfer a brief to another without the consent of the instructing solicitor and in any event the instructing solicitor should have reasonable time to consider the question of a new counsel. The Bar Council will if desired issue a reminder to the effect that where counsel is unable to hold a brief he should hold it at the instructing solicitor's directions or return it to him in sufficient time to enable the solicitor to instruct another counsel to make up the case adequately. THE LOCAL AUTHORITY SOLICITORS' ASSOCIATION At a meeting of wholetime solicitors in local authorities held on yth January, 1964 at the Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, it was unanimously decided to form an association to be known by the above name to cater for wholetime solicitors appointed as such in any local authority in the Republic of Ireland. The following officers were elected :— Chairman: D. M. F. Walsh ; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer: M. J. Leech; Committee: Messrs. D. Brilly, B. J. Carroll, M. Purcell. A letter extending good wishes to the Association was received from Mr. A. B. Cullen, President of the State Solicitors' Association. The Chairman welcomed to the meeting the President of the Law Society Mr. D. J. Collins and the Secretary of the Law Society Mr. E. A. Plunkett. The Chairman said the President's presence was most encouraging. The Chairman outlining the aims of the Association assured the President of its loyalty to the Incor porated Law Society and said that the Association would work within the framework of the Incor porated Law Society. He congratulated the President on obtaining office and wished him a happy and successful year. The President in reply said that on his own behalf and on behalf of the Council he was pleased to see wholetime solicitors coming together and forming an association. The President stated that the main object of the Law Society is to help the members of the profession and that the Council would continue to do so and the Association could rely

on its support. SUMMONS

SERVER—SWORDS

AREA

Counsel transferring briefs

Patrick E. Myles of Bridge Street, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, has been appointed as Summons Server (Circuit Court and District Court) for the Swords area with effect as from Z3rd January 1964. 78

The Council considered a report of a conference between representatives of the Society and represen- tatives of the Bar Council on the subject inter alia