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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[NOVEMBER, 1912
expressing agreement with the view of the
Council upon the subject.
Court of Examiners.
The report of the Court of Examiners upon
the Intermediate Examination was submitted
and adopted. The result of the examination
appears in this GAZETTE.
Debating Society.
In reply to the request of the Debating
Society, the Council granted the use of the
Hall of the Society for the opening meeting.
October ZQth.
Chancery Actions.
A letter from a member was read drawing
attention to the difficulty arising from no list
of actions set down for hearing before the
Chancery Judges being available before the
sittings begin. The matter was referred to
the Court and Offices Committee.
Court of Examiners.
The report of the Court of Examiners upon
the October Preliminary and Final Examina
tions, and as to the award of the Findlater
Scholarship, was submitted and adopted,
The result of the examinations appears in this
GAZETTE.
Bankruptcy (England) Bill.
Letters were read from Mr. Homer, K.C.
M.P., and from Mr. P. J. Brady, M.P., stating
the steps they had both taken in response to
the request of the Council, in reference to
Clause 9 of this Bill, and letters in reply,
expressing the thanks of the Council, were
directed to be written.
Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910.
The draft of regulations about to be made
by the Land Judge in reference to the mode
of dealing with forms and provisional valua
tions issued by the Commissioners of Inland
Revenue, in reference to lands which are for
sale in the Court of the Land Judge, or over
which Receivers have been appointed, were
submitted as amended by the Sub-Committee
to which the Council had referred them.
County Courts Committee.
A report from the County Courts Committee
upon the County Court Judges' report, as to
the changes and amendments in the juris
diction, procedure, and practice in the County
Courts in Ireland which they deem desirable,
and also upon their suggestions for amending
the County Courts Bill
of
1911, was
discussed, and was adjourned for further
consideration.
Costs Committee.
A report from the Costs Committee giving
decisions upon three queries was adopted.
The queries and the answers of the Committee
are as follows :—
1. Q.—Under which scale should the costs be
drawn of a lease for 10,000 years at £60
per annum of a building in the City of
Belfast.
A.—It being admitted by the parties that
the rent is a rack-rent in amount, for the
premises as they now stand, the costs
should
be
drawn under
the
scale
applicable to leases at rack rent.
2. Q.—Under which scale should the costs be
drawn of a lease of premises for 99 years,
at yearly rent of £28 19s. Od., the lessee
covenanting to expend £75 in permanent
and substantial repairs. One item of the
repairs was the putting of a new roof on
a house ?
A.—The costs should be drawn under the
scale applicable to building leases.
3. Q.-—A limited liability company, being
customers of a bank, obtained an over
draft from that bank on the security of
an equitable deposit of title deeds. On
the overdraft reaching £4,000, the bank
required the company to create one
debenture in favour of the bank for the
amount of the overdraft, which deben
ture was to be a floating charge.
Is it
the right of the solicitor for the bank, or
of the solicitor for the company to draft
the debenture and have it printed ?
A.—Under the circumstances it is the right
of the solicitor for the bank to draft the
debenture and have it printed.
Annual Report.
The draft annual report of the Council was
considered and adopted.