The Gazette 1910-11

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

[MARCH,

1911.

198

Registration of Title Office. A letter was read from Mr. Justice Madden stating that the ground facing the Metro politan Police" Courts had been selected as the site for the new Central Office for Registration of Title, the entrance being situate near the Judge's entrance to the Probate Court, and that this site had been selected with a special view to the con venience of Solicitors. Land Purchase Remuneration. The following letter was read :— " The Irish Land Commission, " 16th Feb., 1911. " DEAR SIR, " A case came before the Land Commission Court to-day, in which the facts are as follows :— " The Vendor formally agreed with his Solicitor to pay him a sum, calculated at the rate of 2 per cent, on the purchase money, etc., as costs of carrying out the sale to the tenants. " On the completion of the sale, when the fund was being distributed, the Solicitor produced a later agreement (by which the Vendor agreed to pay at the rate of 3 per cent.), and stated to the Court, through the person who represented his Dublin agent, that in the course of the proceedings he had found that the sum originally agreed to was not a sufficient remuneration for his services. " He claimed that in such a case, a Solicitor had a perfect and recognised right to decline to be bound by the first agreement, and to obtain a fresh one from his client. " I am directed by Mr. Justice Wylie to ask you whether there is any foundation, in practice for this claim. " Faithfully yours, " (Signed), HUGH POLLOCK, " Registrar." The following is the reply of the Council:— " The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, " Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts, " Dublin, 2±th February, 1911. " DEAR SIR, " I have submitted your letter of the 16th instant to the Council of this Society, and I am directed in reply to inform you that in the experience of the Council there is no

foundation, in practice, for the claim that ' a Solicitor had a perfect and recognised ' right to decline to be bound by the first ' agreement and to obtain a fresh one from ' his client.' " My Council are of opinion that where a Solicitor has entered into an agreement with a Vendor to accept a percentage on the purchase money in lieu of his costs of sale, and the Vendor has sold on the basis of such agreement, no alterations should be made in the terms thereof. " Faithfully yours, " (Signed), W. G. WAKELY, " Secretary. " Hugh Pollock, Esq., " Registrar, " Irish Land Commission." Labourers Act. A letter in reply was read from the Local Government Board acknowledging the receipt of Counsel's opinion, which advised that a vendor of land is entitled to compensation from a District Council in respect of the costs of the consents necessary to be lodged in the Land Commission where the District Council has acquired, for the purposes of the Labourers Acts, portion of a holding for the sale of which holding an agreement has been entered into under the Land Purchase Acts. The letter of the Board promised a further communication on the subject. The Labourers (Ireland) Bill, 1911, was referred to the Costs Committee for con sideration. Parliamentary Elections. The following letter was read in reply to a resolution of the Council, which had expressed the opinion that the practice of appointing a person other than a Solicitor to act as Election Agent is contrary to the practice which has heretofore prevailed in Ireland, and should be discouraged :— " City of Dublin Unionist Association, " 62 Dawson Street, "Dublin, UthFeb., 1911. " DEAR SIR, " On Friday last, your letter of 15th December last, was laid before the first meeting of the Executive Council of this Association held since it was received. On