The Gazette 1921-25

FEBRUARY, 1923]

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Obituary. MR. RICHARD J. O'DONNELL, Solicitor, died upon the 16th January, 1923, at his residence, The Cottage, Carrick-on-Suir. Mr. O'Doiinell served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. Patrick J. Kenny, Carrick- on-Suir ; was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1895, and practised at Carrick-on-Suir. MR. NORMAN C. CARUTH, Solicitor, died upon the 24th January, 1923, at his residence, Drumard, Ballymena. Mr. Caruth served his apprenticeship with his father, the late Mr. Alexander Caruth, Ballymena ; was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1893, and practised (formerly in partnership with his father) under the style of Messrs. Alexander Caruth and Son, at Ballymena. MR. RICHARD W. DOHERTY, Solicitor, died upon the 12th June, 1922, at Penzance, England. Mr. Doherty was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1878, and practised at Bandon. Land Purchase. A deputation from the Council have had an interview with the Judicial Commissioner in reference to a Land Commission Notice to Solicitors, which has recently appeared in the Legal Diary, dealing with future procedure in cases where allocation takes place after the Closing Day, and at that interview it was arranged that the attention of members should be directed to this matter in the Society's GAZETTE. The Council desire, accordingly, to draw the attention of members to the urgent necessity of expedition on the part of Vendors' Solicitors, so that allocation should take place before the Closing Day. The Judicial Commissioner informed the deputation that he is always ready to hear applications in reference to requisitions on title issued by an Examiner which the Solicitor may find himself unable to discharge. Where the Closing Day has passed before allocation, the Examiner is, by direction of the Judicial Commissioner, not to vouch any sum for Vendor's costs, and in all such cases an affidavit by the Vendor's Solicitor

explanatory of the delay in the case will be necessary on the ruling of the Schedule of Incumbrances by the Judicial Commissioner when the item of the Vendor's costs is being dealt with. Assessment of Damages to Property. The Council received, on the 17th January, a joint deputation consisting of Mr. G. P, Sheridan, President, and George F. Beckett. Hon. Secretary, of the Royal Institute of Architects ; and Mr. Pierce F. Purcell, President, and Mr. J. Chaloner Smith, Hon. Secretary, of the Institution of Civil Engineers, who urged the Council to use its influence with the members of the Solicitors' profession to secure the employment of pro fessionally qualified persons in the prepara tion of claims, and the assessment of damages to property, in malicious injuries cases. The Council, in reply, assured the deputation of their sympathy with the views put forward, and intimated that the matter would be brought before the members of the Society in this GAZETTE. The Council desire to urge on the members of the Society, so far as they may find it practicable, to employ professionally qualified persons for the purposes indicated. The deputation stated that there is no fixed scale of remuneration laid down for this work by either of the bodies represented by the deputation, the matter of remuneration being one for arrangement with the professional person employed. The Secretary of this Society has received lists of the names and addresses of the members of both bodies, and he will furnish to any member of this Society who may apply the names and addresses of the professional men resident in any particular district in Ireland. District Justices. The following are the District Numbers, and names and addresses of the District Justices as on 17th January, 1923. The addresses of numbers 7, 8, 13, 14, 20, 23 and 24 are liable to be changed at short notice, but letters will be forwarded. B denotes Barrister; S denotes Solicitor. 1, Louis Walsh (S), Letterkenny ; 2, John O'Hanrahan (S), Donegal; 3, Charles A.