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GAZETTE
SEPTEMBER 1979
Interest on High Court
Lodgement Deposits
Following representations to the President of the
High Court and discussions between the Society
and the Federation of Insurers, C.I.E., Bord Na
Mona and E.S.B., agreement has now been secured
on a revised procedure to be adopted in relation to
Court Orders in respect of payment out of monies
lodged in Court by Defendants. The revised
procedure will be as follows:—
1. On consent judgements, where there is a
lodgement, the interest on lodgement up to the
date of making the order should be paid to the
Defendant, or his Solicitor, and all interest
accruing on the lodgement from the date of the
Order until payment out to be paid to the
Plaintiff.
2. In cases where an award is made by the Court
the same provisions should apply, except if the
amount of the award is less than the amount of
the lodgement, then the interest from the date of
the order payable to the Plaintiff should only be
on the
net
amount of the decree or Judgement
after deduction of costs
and the interest on the
excess amount of the lodgement
and on the costs
be paid to the Defendant.
4. In infant cases similar provisions would apply on
the basis that the operative date for payment of
the interest to the infant Plaintiff would be from
the date of the ruling of the settlement.
The President has kindly agreed to make his
colleagues on the Bench and the relevant Court
officials aware of what has been agreed upon.
Practitioners should instruct their Counsel to
apply for Orders on these terms.
Expert Evidence
in Handwriting
T. R. Davis, M.A., B.Litt. (Oxon.), Lecturer in
Bibliography, University of Birmingham,
will give expert
forensic opinion on any kind of forged, anonymous, or
otherwise suspect document, whether written, printed, or
typed.
Department of English, University of Bermingham, P.O.
Box 363, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England. (Phone 021
472 1301 ext. 3081).
Solicitors Golfing Society
Results
Captain Frank Byrne's Prize at Mullingar
Captain's Prize: William Tormey (17), 36 pts.;
Runner-up: Tom Shaw (6), 34 pts on last hole. St.
Patrick's Plate: Gordon Ross (10), 35 pts.; Runner-up:
Brian O'Brien Kenny (5), 34 pts on 2nd nine. Veterans
Cup: Frank Byrne (12), 31 pts; Runner-up: Frank
Gleeson (23), 28 pts. 13 and Over: Declan Fallon (13),
31 pts. on 2nd nine; Runner-up: John M. O'Donnell (13),
31 pts. 1st nine: Noel Tanham (9), 19 pts.; 2nd nine:
Frank Johnston (11), 16 pts. on last 3. More than 30
miles: Brian Whitaker (2), 33 pts; 3 cards by lot: Cyril
Coyle (9), 27 pts.
Solicitors Golfing Society
Officers for 1979/80
President: President Incorporated Law Society.
Captain: Philip Meagher.
Hon. Secretary: Paul W. Keogh.
Hon. Secretary: John R. Lynch.
Committee: Henry N. Robinson, Gerard M. Doyle,
David Bell.
Saint Luke's
Cancer Research
Fund
Gifts or legacies to assist this Fund are most
gratefully received
by the Secretary:
ESTHER BYRNE,
"Oa k l a nd ",
Highfield Road,
Rathgar,
Dublin 6.
Telephone 976491.
This Fund does not employ canvassers or
collectors and is not associated with any other
body in fund raising.
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