The Gazette 1967/71

And sittings of quarter sessions often have to be rearranged because the chairman or recorder has duties to perform as judge or consel elsewhere. As expected, the report has recommended a much more flexible court system designed to speed up and increase efficiency of the administration of justice. The six circuits proposed would each have a headquarters employing a circuit administrator responsible for all aspects of the court service. The new court centres and the distribution of courts within each circuit should go a long way to minimizing the present delays. The success of the commission's proposals, however, will rest with the administrator and his staff. The commission is anxious to retain the assize principle of High Court judges moving from one place to another, and has rightly extended it to the proposed new permanent bench of circuit judges. The argument has often been put forward that criminal judges sitting always in the same court may become " prosecution-minded ", and the commission has met this by providing that all circuit judges should circulate within their area. If the new circuit bench is to be constituted in the way suggested by the commission, it is logical that solicitors should be eligible to become circuit judges, since they can now be appointed chairmen of county quarter sessions. But the flexibility of the jurisdiction recommended for the circuit judges is such that it would be possible for a civil action involving more than £1,000, or a criminal case where the offence carried a life sentence, to be tried by a county court judge. To place the responsibility for running the courts, for the provision of staff and buildings, under one authority is obviously good sense. This proposal should be accepted at once and extended to cover the magistrates' courts, so that the Lord Chancellor would then be responsible for all courts and be able to embark on the unified court building programme which is so badly needed. CORRESPONDENCE Land Registry Central Office, Chancery Street, Dublin 7. 3rd December, 1969. Dear Mr. Plunkett, As you know by order dated 21st May, 1969 (S.I. No. 87 of 1969) the Minister for Justice applied the compulsory provisions of section 24 of the Registration of Title Act 1964 (No. 16 of 1964) to counties Carlow, Leix and Meath on and after 1st January 1970. 82

This means that every conveyance on sale of freehold land or a grant or assignment on sale on or after 1st January 1970, must be registered in the Land Registry within 6 months after such con veyance, grant or assignment. Before making any application for registration under the compulsory provisions of Section 24 of the Registration of Titles Act 1964 the applicant should be satisfied that he has suitable maps on his title deeds sufficient to identify the property the subject of the application and any easements, etc. for Land Registry purposes. If not, the appli cant should obtain a 25 inch Ordnance Survey map and have marked the necessary particulars thereon by a competent person such as an engineer, surveyor, etc. Yours faithfully, Desmond McAllister, Registrar. EXHIBITION OF LAW BOOKS An exhibition of law books published by Messrs. Butterworth and Co. will be on view in the Library in Solicitor's Buildings from Monday, 19th January 1970, to Friday, 23rd February. 1970. Their representative, Mr. Edward Toner, will be in attendance. The practice, offices and office equipment of the late Stephen J. Gannon, Solicitor, Killeshandra, Co, Cavan, are for sale. Enquiries should be made to Mr. James Smith, Solicitor, Arva, Co. Cavan. Practice in North Leinster established for 30 years. Applications treated in confidence. Apply Box No. A2J2. SOLICITOR W. Ronan & Son, 94 South Mall, Cork, have a vacancy for an Assistant Solicitor with a view to partnership, in reply please give particulars of education and experience. Enquiries to be addressed to Mr. J. G. Ronan at 94 South Mall, Cork, and marked " Personal." Register C Mary Gordon deceased late of Stonehill House, Carriga- line, County Cork, formerly of Boho, Ballintubber, County Roscommon. Will any person having know ledge of the whereabouts of the Will of the above deceased please contact the undersigned. Signed : PATRICK J. McELLIN, Solicitor, Claremorrisj Co. Mayo. THE REGISTRY Register A