The Gazette 1917-18

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February, 1918.

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Meetings of the Council.

In re Thomson, 1855, 20 Beav., 545, and R.R. 109, p. 534.) The Council adopted the report of the Committee. 'January 21 st. Resignation of Mr. Justice Barton. The Council directed a letter to be written to Sir Plunket Barton expressing the regret of the Council on his resignation from the Judicial Bench, and their appreciation of his courtesy to the profession. January $oth. Sir Plunket Barton. A letter was read in reply from Sir Plunket Barton thanking the Council for their expression of regret on his resignation. Council of Law Reporting, The Council appointed Mr. Thomas G. Quirke, LL.D., as one of its representatives on the Council of Law Reporting, in room of Mr. Macnamara, resigned. Examination Results. A report from the Court of Examiners upon the results of the January Preliminary and Final Examinations was submitted and adopted. The results appear in this GAZETTE. Illegal Conveyancing. A letter was read from a Country Solicitor giving particulars of a deed prepared by a publican. Further inquiries were directed, in order to ascertain if the facts would justify proceedings for penalties being in stituted.

'January i6th. Taxation of Costs.

The President informed the Council that the deputation appointed at the previous meeting had interviewed the Lord Chancellor, and had submitted to him a statement showing the urgent public and professional necessity for the immediate appointment of a third Taxing Master, and that His Lordship had undertaken to give full consideration to the facts submitted by the deputation. As a result of this, and previous interviews, the Lord Chancellor had since made the appointment of Mr. R. A. Macnamara to A query of general interest to the profes sion was submitted to the Council by two firms of Solicitors to determine the right to possession of letters under the following circumstances : A client discharged the retainer of his Solicitors, paid them all costs due, and instructed them to hand his deeds and papers to another firm of Solicitors, which they did, but they retained and claimed the right to retain as their property letters written to them as Solicitors for the client by a third party. The query having been considered by the Privileges Committee, that Committee reported that, in their opinion, the letters are the property of the client, and should under the circumstances be handed over to the newly appointed Solicitors. (See the office of Taxing Master. Right to Possession of Letters.