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Vol. XIX., No. 9.]
March, 1926.
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FOR CIRCULATION
AMONGST MEMBERS
Meetings of the Council.
February 4th.
Twenty-one Members present.
Circuit Court Appeals.
A memorandum prepared by a member of
the Council, dealing with the hearing of
Circuit Court Appeals and questions relating
to Circuit and District Court practices, was
referred to a Committee for consideration.
Certificates.
Six applications under Section 47
for
renewal of Certificates were considered, and
an order made in each case.
Land
Registry
Rules.
Draft Land Registry Rules, 1926, dealing
with Exchanges of Holdings, and Registra–
tion with possessory or qualified title, were
considered.
February 25th.
Eighteen Members present.
Damage to Property (Compensation) Act.
A letter was read from a firm of Solicitors
asking the Council to communicate with the
Minister of Finance in protest against his
action where the firm acting for a client in
more than one claim under Section 15,
where the Declarations were all made on the
one day, and the cases all heard on the one
day, and in which the Judge made separate
reports, recommending compensation and
costs in each case. The Minister, instead of
paying the costs recommended in each case,
had aggregated the amounts of compensation
and paid only one set of costs on the aggregate
amount and all expenses.
A reply was directed to be sent pointing
out that the payments under Section 15 were
made as
ex gratia
grants, wholly in
the
discretion of the Minister, and the Council did
not see any advantage to be gained by
protest against his action in the matter.
Appeals from Circuit Court.
A letter was read from the Mayo Sessions
Bar Association stating that the Association
are of opinion that the present system of
hearing appeals from Circuit Courts is most
unsatisfactory, and that the only satisfactory
form of appeal is a re-hearing. The letter
was referred to the Circuit and District
Courts Committee.
Obituary.
MR. PHILIP O'DOHERTY, Solicitor, died
upon the 6th February, 1926, at London–
derry.
Mr. O'Doherty served his apprenticeship
with the late Mr. Patrick Maxwell, London–
derry ; was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1895,
and practised at Londonderry.