The Gazette 1967/71

G A THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND Vice-Presidents:

President: JAMES R. C. GREEN Secretary: ERIC A. PLUNKETT Editor: COLUM GAVAN DUFFY

Assistant Secretaries: JOSEPH FINNEGAN MARTIN P. HEALY

BRENDAN A. MCGRATH THOMAS V. O'CONNOR

Opinions and contributed articles and reviews in the Gazette are not published as the views of the Council unless expressly so described. comments in

CONTENTS

THE COUNCIL Meetings of the Council ..................... 27 Presentation of Certificates ............... 30 Time Costing .................................... 31 APPOINTMENTS Rights Commissioners — Explanatory Memorandum ........................... 35 Appointment of Taxing Master and of District Justices ........................ 36 CURRENT LAW Current Law Including Irish Cases ...... 36 LAND REGISTRY AND COURT PROCEDURE Title Requirements in Land Registry Matter in Counties Carlow, Meath and Laois ................................. 38 Land Registry—References to be shown 39 Enforcement of Judgements in Northern Ireland ........................ 39 COMPLAINTS Complaints against Lawyers ............... 40 Investigation Procedure for Complaints 41 Complaints—Statements by English Law Society .............................. 41 CONTRACT AND NEGLIGENCE Professional Negligence in Advising on Leases ................................. 42 Book Review—Keeton and Sheridan ... 43 Dangers of Signing Contract without Legal Advice .............................. 43 CORRESPONDENCE — NOTICES Correspondence .............................. 43 Solicitors Golfing Society, Milltown— Results .................................... 44 The Register—Registration of Deeds ... 44 Finance Bill 1970 ........................... 45 27

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL May 14th

The President in the chair—also present, Messrs. Brendan A. McGrath, Thomas V. O'Connor, Francis J. Lanigan, John Carrigan, Ralph J. Walker, Thomas Jackson, John K. Coakley, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, T.D., Patrick Noonan, James W. O'Donovan, William A. Osborne, Joseph L. Dundon, Peter E. O'Connell, Peter D. M. Prentice, Gerald Hickey, Norman T. J. Spendlove. Senator J. J. Nash, Gerard M. Doyle, Desmond Moran, Patrick F. O'Donnell, Christopher Hogan, Walter Beatty, W. B. Alien, Mrs. Moya Quinlan, Rory O'Connor, Humphrey P. Kelleher, Bruce St. John Blake, John O'Meara, Eunan McCarron, Augustus Cullen, David R. Pigot, Patrick C. Moore, Robert McD. Taylor. The following was among the business transacted. Land registry titles The following resolution was passed by the Council. In the view of this Council no member of the profession charged with the preparation of a contract for sale whether by public auction or by private