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Vol. XIX., No. 8.]
February, 1926.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
Meeting of the Council.
January 14th.
Eighteen Members present.
Extra-ordinary Members.
The names of the following were submitted
by the Southern Law Association to serve as
Extra-ordinary Members of Council for the
year ending 26th November, 1926 : Mr.
C. J. Lane (President), Mr. W. Murphy,
Mr. A. H. Julian, Mr. J. J. Horgan, and
Mr. P. J. Kavanagh.
High Court Rules.
The President informed the Council that
he had attended meetings of the High Court
Rules Committee, at which a rule had been
signed in reference to the Securities in which
funds in Court may be invested, and also
rules prescribing a Schedule of Solicitors'
Costs
for
Supreme
and High Court
proceedings.
osts due by Government Department prior
to 1921.
A member having informed the Council
that in 1920 his firm had acted on instructions
from a Government Department in obtaining
a decree for malicious injuries, and his firm's
costs due by the Government, had been taxed
at £94 15s. Od., but that notwithstanding
many applications for payment the costs
remained unpaid. The President stated that,
as requested by the Council, he had discussed
this matter with the Ministry of Finance, and
that as a result he had received a satisfactory
assurance that provision would be made in
the immediate future for payment of these
costs and for other costs similarly due.
Bankruptcy Laws.
A letter was read from the Chamber of
Commerce requesting the Council to nominate
representatives to attend a Conference with
the Law, Parliamentary and Municipal Com–
mittee of the Chamber, and with represen–
tatives of other bodies, with reference to the
Irish Bankruptcy Laws.
The Council
nominated the President, Mr. W. S. Hayes,
and Mr. Seddall.
Obituary.
MR. JOHN O'CONNELL, Solicitor, died upon
the 7th January, 1926, at his residence,
Seaview, Ballyard, Tralee.
Mr. O'Connell served his apprenticeship
with Mr. Francis C. E. Bland, Dublin ; was
admitted
in Hilary Sittings,
1899,
and
practised at Tralee.
MR. GRAVES A. LEECH, Solicitor, died upon
the 16th January, 1926, at his residence,
Danesfield, Clontarf.
Mr. Leech was admitted in Trinity Term,
1877. He was an Assistant Solicitor to the
Irish Land Commission up to the year 1915,
when he retired.