The Gazette 1980

GAZETTE

JULY-AUGUST

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CORRESPONDENCE

Capital Taxes Branch, Office of Revenue Commissioners, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. 25th June 1980.

Office of the Minister for Finance, Dublin 2. 3 July, 1980.

Mr. James J. Ivers, Director General, The Law Society.

Mr. James J. Ivers, Director General, The Law Society.

TELEX FACILITIES

Re: VALUATION OFFICE

Dear Mr. Ivers, I refer to a recent meeting with you in the course of which you raised the question of the availability of telex facilities in this Branch of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. I am pleased to inform you that such facilities are now available and that the number, which is indicated on current correspondence, is 4652. Yours sincerely, G. E. P. Johnston.

Dear Mr. Ivers, Further to my letter of 30 May in which I indicated that I had taken up the question of the staffing, organisation and work procedures in the Valuation Office with the Minister for the Public Service and hoped to have definite word for you shortly, the following is the up-to- date position. The survey of the Valuation Office which was initiated by the Minister for the Public Service has unfortunately been held up as a result of certain objections by valuer staff and the Minister is at present trying to resolve the impasse. In the meantime, however, he has authorised the filling of 21 valuer posts, although I am sure that you appreciate that new recruits require a familiarisation period before they can perform their functions efficiently. Yours sincerely,

Land Registry, Central Office, Chancery Street, Dublin 7. 14th July, 1980.

Mr. James J. Ivers, Director General, The Law Society.

Michael O'Kennedy, Minister for Finance.

Re: REGISTRY OF DEEDS

Dear Mr. Ivers, I have your letter of the 10th instant.

High Street. Trim,

There will be no.necessity for a Solicitor to operate through his Town Agent when the new practice is operative. A Common Search should issue within ten days. If the Solicitor puts his reference on the requisition forms he will have the reference with the result of the Searches. Yours sincerely, William T. Moran, Registrar.

Co. Meath. 14 July 1980.

James J. Ivers, Esq., Director General, The Law Society. Re: OLD AGE PENSION APPLICATIONS Dear Sir, I am pleased to note the concession made by the Department of Social Welfare towards the production of Adjudicated Transfer before the granting of a Pension. A Transfer Deed will now be accepted by the Department if accompanied by a Solicitor's undertaking that it will be stamped in due course. While this concession will be welcomed by all Members of the Profession we should be mindful of the dangers of giving the undertaking requested by the Department without first being in funds to cover the Stamp Duty or, alternatively, arrangements being made with the Client's Bank that the funds would be forthcoming when required. When assessing the duty it will be necessary to bear in mind that the valuation as furnished by the client will normally be increased by the Valuation Office.

8 South Georges Street, Dublin 2. 23rd June, 1980.

The Editor, Law Society Gazette,

Re: TITLES OF LETTERS

Dear Sir,

Ever slow to tilt at a colleague, for once, 1 might take issue with Mr. Desmond Moran (his letter of the 18th of April, 1980-April, 1980 Gazette). Our view here, has been, that in litigation matters the title of letters, would always follow as in the title of the litigation, whether one acts for Plaintiff or Defendant. I wondered how Mr. Moran might title his letter where he acts for a Third Party. 111

Yours faithfully, Rory McEntee, M. A. Regan, McEntee & Co.