The Gazette 1967/71

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL January 13th — The President in the chair, also present: Messrs. William B. Alien, Walter Beatty, Bruce StJ. Blake, John Carrigan, Anthony E. Collins, Augustus Cullen, Gerard M. Doyle, Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, James R. C. Green, Gerald Hickey, Christopher Hogan, Michael P. Houlihan, Thomas Jackson Jnr., John B. Jermyn, Eunan McCarron; Patrick McEntee, John Maher, Patrick C. Moore, Gerald J. Moloney, Senator John J. Nash, Desmond Moran, George A. Nolan, Patrick Noonan, Peter. E. O'Connell, Roderick J. O'Con- nor, Thomas V. O'Connor, Patrick F. O'Donnell, James W. O'Donovan, William A. Osborne, David R. Pigot, Peter D. M. Prentice, Mrs. Moya Quin- lan, Robert McD. Taylor, Ralph J. Walker. The following was among the business trans acted. Acquisition of practice. Notice to clients. A member took over the practice of another solicitor who continued in Ms employment as an assistant. Two other employees of the last men tioned solicitor had been appointed as executors of a number of wills drawn by him. They had left his employment and no longer had any con nection with the acquired practice. The Council on a request for guidance stated that there would be no objection to the issue of a a letter to clients of the practice informing them that it had now been taken over by member and enquiring whether they wish to revise their testa mentary dispositions by changing the executors or otherwise. February 18th—The President in the chair, also present: Messrs. W. B. Alien, Walter Beatty, Bruce St. J. Blake, John Carrigan, Anthony E. Collins, Gerard M. Doyle, Joseph L. Dundon, James R. C. Green, Gerald Hickey, Christopher Hogan, Michael P. Houlihan, Thomas Jackson, Jnr., John B. Jermyn, Francis J. Lanigan, Eunan McCarron, Patrick J. McEllin, Patrick McEntee, John Maher, Desmond Moran, Senator John J. Nash, George A. Nolan, John C. O'Carroll, Peter E. O'Connell, James W. O'Donovan, David R. Pigot, Peter D. M. Prentice, Mrs. Moya Quinlan, Robert McD. Taylor, Ralph J. Walker.

The following was among the business trans acted. Estate duty provisional assessments It was decided to send a deputation to meet the representatives of the Revenue Commissioners Estate Duty branch with a view to discussing the problem of having assessments for death duties made on the value of property as contained in the Inland Revenue affidavit in order to expedite the issue of grants of probate and administration with an undertaking by the solicitors for the executors to bring in additional assets or values as ascer tained. Examiner and lecturer in book-keeping Mr. Patrick Kevans, A.C.A., was appointed in place of Mr. Thomas Donaghy who recently re signed. Legal remuneration — Central Costs Committee A deputation was appointed to meet the Minister for Justice for further discussions. European Economic Community A memorandum from the Secretary was consid-' ered. It was decided to send a deputation to meet the Minister for Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and to hold consultations with the Bar. Land Commission receivable orders Members drew attention to the inconvenience caused to the public by the new form of receiv able order which does not state the name of the registered owner or the folio number of the hold ing. It was decided to request the Department to include these particulars in future. Lease and counterpart On a request for a ruling the Council stated that in the absence of a stipulation to the con trary the solicitor for the lessor prepares the lease and counterpart. The practice has not been changed by the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act 1967. Solicitor's retaining fee Members wrote stating that they had accepted 228