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Vol. XV., No 1.]
May, 1921.
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Meetings of the Council.
April Qth.
Twenty-six Members present.
Irish Land Bill.
A report was submitted from the Land
Acts Committee dealing in detail and at
considerable length with the Irish Land Bill,
introduced by the Government in November,
1920. This report was the result of prolonged
consideration of the Bill by the Committee
and of interviews with the Judge of the
Land Commission, and the Estates Commis–
sioners, with the Congested Districts Board,
and with other persons interested in land
purchase. The report contained a series of
amendments to the Bill, which the Com–
mittee prepared from a professional stand–
point, and which
they suggested should
be submitted to the Government in view
of
the re-introduction of
the Bill.
The
report was adopted by the Council, and it
was resolved to forward the amendments to
the Government.
April 20th.
Twenty-seven Members present.
The late Lady Glynn.
A resolution was passed expressing to
Sir
Joseph Glynn the sympathy of the Council
on the death of Lady Glynn.
Searching of Solicitors' Offices.
A report from the Privileges Committee in
reference to the searching of Solicitors' offices
by the military authorities was submitted,
and the following resolution was adopted,
and it was arranged that a letter be written
to the Commander of the Forces requesting
him to receive the President in order that he
might submit this resolution to him :
Resolved " That in the opinion of this
Council the removal by the Crown forces
from Solicitors' offices of Counsel's briefs,
or any documents prepared by a Solicitor
in connection with the defence of his client,
is
a.
grave infringement of the recognised
privileges of
the Solicitors' profession.
The Council urge for the protection of
Solicitors' privileges that where the com–
petent military authority exercises
the
right to search Solicitors' offices, every care
should be taken to prevent undue inter–
ference with confidential or privileged
papers the property of the clients of the
Solicitors."