The Gazette 1913-14

THE GAZETTE OF THE

fnr0rg0tat*tr fafo S0netj 0f Vol. VII, No, 5.] November, 1913. :

FOR CIRCULATION AMONGST MEMBERS.

Meetings of the'Council.

the Society take proceedings with a possibility of success, for a breach of the Solicitors Acts, and for that reason did not propose to further interfere in the matter. Land Purchase Investments. The Council had under consideration the Land Commission Rule of 1897, which limits the Stockbrokers to be employed in the investment and sale of moneys under the control of the Land Commission to the twelve Chancery brokers. It was decided to pass the following resolution, being similar in terms to that passed by the Council in 1905, and a Committee was appointed to prepare a statement in support of the resolution to be submitted to the Judge and Commissioners of the Irish Land Commission :— RESOLVED.—" The Council of the Incor- ' porated Law Society of Ireland is of ' opinion that the existing practice of ' investing the proceeds of lands sold ' under the Land Act, 1903, through the twelve Chancery Stockbrokers is ' inimical to the interests of Clients, and causes unnecessary difficulties and ' delays. That Vendors under the Act should be at liberty to have their ' moneys invested by any duly licensed Government Stockbroker, and that ' Rule 1, Order XXII., of the Irish Land ' Commission Rules of the 16th March, ' 1897, should be altered to give effect to ' this resolution." Society's Premises. Regulations pursuant to Bye-law 43 for the management of the Society's premises, pre pared by the House Committee in substitution to

October 1st. Local Bankruptcy Rules.

Letters were read from the Clerk to the Privy Council in reference to a representation made by the Council that the Local Bank ruptcy Rule regulating the costs payable where the assets realised do not exceed £100 should be assimilated with the High Court Rule in such cases. The Privy Council, which is the rule-making authority under the Local Bankruptcy Act, declined to accede to the representation, and the draft amended Local Bankruptcy Rules, issued in the month of June, which embraced all the other amend ments suggested by the Council, have been made statutory rules. It was decided to communicate with the Northern Law Society and Southern Law Association as to further action in reference to this matter. Touting Circular. A letter having been received from a country member enclosing a circular letter received by a client from a London " Com pensation Agency " offering free legal advice and assistance, to enable the person to whom it was addressed to recover compensation for the death of his daughter through a motor accident, the Council had directed the circular to be sent to the English Law Society. A letter in reply was read from the English Law Society stating that they had been making enquiries into a similar circular, but were unable to obtain evidence sufficient to enable