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JANUARY, 1928]
The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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He was a member of the Council of the
Society from 1912, and was President of the
Society for the year 1923-24.
MR. DANIEL A. J. O'BRIEN, Solicitor, died
upon the 15th December, 1927, at 78 Eccles
Street, Dublin.
Mr. O'Brien served his apprenticeship with
the late Mr. Charles H. Cochrane, Solicitor,
Dublin ;
was admitted in Trinity Sittings,
1906, and practised at 78 Eccles Street,
Dublin.
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MR. ERIC A. LITTLE, Solicitor, died upon
the 30th December, 1927.
Mr. Little was apprenticed to Mr. Charles
J. E. Sutton, Solicitor, Dublin ; was admitted
in Michaelmas Sittings, 1903, and practised
at 52 Dame Street, Dublin, up to 1905, when
he was appointed an assistant in the Probate
Branch of the High Court, which position he
held up to 1923.
NEW MEMBERS.
The following have joined the Society :—
Christopher E. Callan, Boyle.
David D. MacDonald, 16 Upper Merrion
Street, Dublin.
Thomas Teevan, Dundalk.
LEGAL DECISION AFFECTING
SOLICITORS.
NORTHERN LAND COMMISSION.
13th Jan., 1928. Land Purchase Act.
Priority of Owner's Costs.
The Judicial Commissioner in the Court of
the Land Purchase Commission for Northern
Ireland, gave a
considered
judgment
in
respect of an application brought before him
in the matter of the estate of Edith Stringer
and others, owners, County Tyrone.
The
application was that the owners' costs of
making title and carrying out the directions
of the Land Purchase Commission, under the
Northern Ireland Land Act, 1925, should
have priority in the distribution of the pur
chase money, over the superior interests, such
as head rent. The purchase money only
amounted to
£95,
and this, it was stated,
was insufficient to pay the costs, head rent,
and other charges.
The Commissioner reviewed the various
legal aspects of the case, and pointed out
that extra costs were involved in securing
from the United States a certified copy of a
document necessary
to
the proceedings.
Under the statutes certain things had to be
done, and under the Act the owners and their
Solicitors had carried out their statutory
duties. He therefore held that the costs were
a first charge on the purchase money.
List of Statutes passed by the Oireaehtas
during the year 1927.
1. Coroners (Amendment).
2. Medical.
3. Local Government.
4. Constitution (Amendment No. 3).
5.
Do.
(
do.
No. 4).
6.
Do.
(
do.
No. 2).
7. Provisional Collection of Taxes.
8. Telephone Capital.
9. Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions).
10. Circuit Court Appeals.
11. Central Fund.
12. Army Pensions.
13. Constitution (Amendment No 5).
14. Local Elections (Dissolved Authorities).
15. Intoxicating Liquor.
16. Industrial and Commercial Property
Protection.
17. Railways (Road Motor Services).
18. Finance.
19. Land.
20. Appropriation.
21. Electoral (Amendment).
22. Civic Guard (Acquisition of Premises)
(Amendment).
23. Juries.
24. Agricultural Credit.
25. Medical Practitioners.
26. Barrow Drainage.
27. Electricity (Supply).
28. Appropriation (No. 2).
29. Courts of Justice.
30. Trade Loans (Guarantee) (Amendment).
31. Public Safety.
32. Currency.
33. Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2).
34. County Court Appeals.
35. Dairy Produce (Amendment).
36. Expiring Laws.
37. National Health Insurance.
38. Finance (No. 2).
39. Local Elections.
40. Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions)
(No. 2).
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