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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[MARCH, 1913
when Easter and Whitsuntide occur during
Court Sittings, the following resolution was
adopted :—
" RESOLVED.—The Council of the Incor
porated Law Society, on behalf of the
Solicitors' profession in Ireland, desire again
to draw attention to the very great incon
venience to the public and the profession
and to the loss of Court working days
caused by the occurrence of the Easter
and Whitsuntide public holidays during
the Court Sittings. The Council point out
that this year Easter Sunday falls on 23rd
March, one week before the termination
of the Hilary Sittings, and Whit Sunday on
the llth May, one week before the ter
mination of the Easter Sittings ; and that
during the next twenty years (1914 to 1933
inclusive) only in six years do the Easter
and Whitsuntide vacations,
as
rigidly
prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme
Court (Ireland), 1905, conveniently corres
pond with the public holidays.
" The
Council
strongly urge
that
Order LXIIL, Rule 1 of the Rules of the
Supreme Court (Ireland), 1905, should be
amended so as to provide that the termina
tion of the Hilary Sittings, the commence
ment and termination of the Easter Sittings,
and the commencement of the Trinity
Sittings should be regulated by the dates
of the Easter and Whitsuntide festivals, as
is done by the corresponding English
Supreme Court Rule."
This resolution was referred to the Court
and Officers Committee to take steps towards
securing effect being given to it.
February 2Qth.
County Court and Bankruptcy Laws.
A letter was read from the Dublin Chamber
of Commerce inviting the Council to nominate
two of its members to meet two members of
the Chamber of Commerce and two members
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants,
for the purpose of discussing the best means
of bringing about alterations in County Court
practice and the Bankruptcy Laws embodied
in resolutions passed at a meeting of Irish
Chambers of Commerce and other commercial
bodies, held on 6th February. The Council
appointed^Mr. Byrne and Mr. Collins to
attend and express the views of the Council.
Conveyancing.
A letter was read from a Country member
furnishing a report of proceedings against a
non-professional person. The Civil Bill was
brought at the instance of the Society, for
recovery of a penalty under the Conveyancers
Act in respect of the preparation of a deed for
remuneration. The County Court Judge held
that the proofs were not sufficient, and
granted a dismiss.
Telephones.
Attention having been drawn
to
the
present inefficient working of the Dublin
telephones,
the
following
resolution was
adopted,:—
" RESOLVED.—The Council of the Incor
porated Law Society of Ireland, upon
behalf of those members of the Solicitors'
profession in Dublin who are telephone
subscribers, desire to draw attention to the
inefficient discharge of duties at the Central
Telephone Exchange of Dublin.
The
Council have received complaints from
members of the profession of delays in
response to calls and of interruptions in
conversations owing to communications
being cut off without notice, and the
Council hope that steps will be taken to
remedy these causes of complaint, and to
make the telephone service of Dublin more
efficient."
A direction was given to send a copy of
the resolution to the Secretary of the General
Post Office.
Certificates.
Applications
from
three Solicitors
for
renewal of their Certificates were considered,
and their applications were granted.
Law Clerks.
Reports from the Court of Examiners upon
applications by two Law Clerks for leave to
be bound under Section 16 were submitted,
and both applications were granted.