The Gazette 1993

APRIL . 1993

GAZETTE

taken out of the list is the responsibility of the plaintiff's solicitor.

Lloyd's of London - Service

High Court Personal Injury List

Practitioners are reminded that they need not enquire about the identity or the address of Lloyd's Underwriters or whether or at what address proceedings will be accepted. Raymond P. McGovern is obliged to accept service in Ireland under Clause 11 (g) of S.I. No. 115 of 1976, if proceedings are served at his address below.

Litigation

Committee

A serious problem has arisen as a consequence of settled cases not being promptly removed from the list. Practitioners are earnestly requested, when all matters relating to cases in the High Court Personal Injury List have been resolved, tor- solicitor a letter addressed to The Chief Registrar, Central Office, which identifies the case, record number and list number, confirming that all matters relating to this case have been settled and consenting to the case being taken out of the list, solicitor to lodge the letter of the defendant's solicitor, together with a similar letter of his own, in the Central Office. It should be noted that the obligation to ensure that the case is (b) arrange for the plaintiff's The regulations implementing the agreement increasing Legal Aid fees have at last come into operation and we understand that the payment of the increases will commence towards the end of March, 1993. These increases are, of course, backdated to 1 June, 1992 and there is a smaller increase backdated to 1 January, 1992. Details can be found in Statutory Instruments numbers 56 and 57 - 1993. Discussions are continuing with the Department of Justice in relation to setting up a scheme to deal with fees for cases of special difficulty. fa) obtain from the defendant's Increases in Legal Aid Fees

Road Traffic Act Fees

Practitioners might note that agreement has not been reached with the insurance companies in relation to fees to be paid to practitioners for attendances at the District Court for the purpose of defending their insured in connection with offences arising out of a road traffic accident. Similarly fees have not been agreed in relation to the reports which insurance companies might request arising out of such prosecution. Accordingly, it is a matter for the practitioner in each individual case to agree a fee with the insurance company prior to attending.

He may also be named personally as a defendant.

The endorsement should state:-

4 'the Defendant is sued in his capacity as Lloyd's Underwriter's Sole General Representative in Ireland and on behalf of certain Underwriters at Lloyd's subscribing to policy number Raymond P. McGovern, Lloyd's Underwriters' Sole General Representative Ireland, W.G. Bradley and Sons, 52 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. •

Litigation

Committee

Criminal Law Committee News

delays in future. If any of our members experience delays in payment from, say, 1 May, 1993 they should contact the Committee.

Code of Ethics

The Committee is renewing the whole question of introducing a code of ethics with specific reference to the practise of Criminal Law. Any members with suggestions should contact the Committee. Finally, members of the Committee would like to put on record their dismay at various remarks attributed to certain members of the profession in a recent Sunday Business Post article. These remarks were a slight both on rural practitioners and smaller firms nationwide. We reject them as being untrue and unfair.

Delays in Payments of Fees

Michael Staines, Chairman, Criminal Law

This matter has been discussed with the Department and we are informed that there will be no unreasonable

Committee

Michael Staines

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