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30 The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. [JULY, 1907
his indentures, was referred to the Court of
Examiners for report.
A report from the County Courts Committee
upon the Bar Council Report upon the Civil
Bill Courts (Dublin) Bill, 1907, was considered
and adopted ; and the Secretary was directed
to send to the Honorary Secretary of the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce a copy of the
resolution passed by the Council which had
already been sent to the Government, in favour
of passing the Bill into law during the present
Session.
The County Courts Committeealso submitted
to the Council the opinion of Mr. Falconer,
K.C., obtained in reference to the right of
audience before Coroners in Ireland.
A report in the Dublin daily papers of obser
vations made by the Lord Chief Justice when
presiding at Nisi Prius, in which his Lordship
was reported to have stated that the solicitors
in the three cases listed that day for hearing
before his Lordship should remain in Court
while the jury was being sworn in the first
case, in order that the solicitors in the second
and third cases listed for hearing should state,
when the jury in the first case was sworn, if
they would be satisfied with that jury to try
their cases, so that the attendance of the
remaining jurors might be dispensed with, was
considered. It was decided to communicate
with his Lordship upon the matter.
The Council met on Wednesday, the igth
June. The President (Mr. W. S. Hayes) in
the chair, and twenty-two other members were
present.
Mr. Charles H. Denroche, B.A., LL.B., R.U.I.,
Solicitor, was appointed Special Examiner to
conduct the Theory portion of the Final Exa
minations during 1908. Mr. Frank V. Gordon,
B.A., ex-Scholar, T.C.D., Solicitor, was appointed
to conduct the Preliminary Examinations for
1908.
The Secretarj' reported that in the case of
Wakely v. CPSullivan, heard in Tralee upon
the 3rd inst., before the County Court Judge
of Kerry, a decree for a penalty of £10 was
obtained against the defendant for having
prepared for remuneration a deed, contrary to
the provisions of zyth Vict. cap."8.
A letter was read from the Lord Chief
Justice, in which his Lordship stated that he
did make the observations referred to in the
letter addressed to him by the Secretary, re
lative to solicitors in jury cases listed for
hearing being called upon to state whether
they would accept the jury sworn in the first
case to try the cases relative to which they
were in attendance ; and he pointed out in his
letter that it is a very great hardship on the body
of jurors to be kept in attendance unneces
sarily ; that inability to accept a jury may be
easily conveyed without any risk of offence,
and that he would be quite satisfied if a
solicitor or his clerk would privately inform
the Registrar of the Court whether he was
in a position to accept the jury or not; and
his Lordship further stated that he would be
ed if these requirements were conformed
regards the second case in the list for
ay.
A letter from a member in reference to the
use of the hall of the Society by members for
conferring with clients was referred to the
House Committee for consideration.
A letter from a member of the Society,
suggesting the insertion in the existing Land
Commission schedule of fees, of an item for
work done under the Land Act of 1881, not
provided for in the original schedule, owing
'.o the fact that it is new work since the
schedule was framed, was considered, and was
noted for future attention should occasion
arise for suggesting its insertion.
The opinion of Counsel upon the effect of
the Prevention of Corruption Act upon agree
ments between solicitors to act upon agency
terms was submitted. -,,,;.!,
A memorial of a law clerk, addressed to the
Lord Chancellor and judges named in section
18 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, seek
ing a modified Preliminary Examination, was
considered ; and it was decided to report in
favour of the application being granted.
A report from a special committee of the
Council, upon the terms of reference to the
Bankruptcy Law Amendment Committee ap
pointed by the President of the Board of
Trade last year, was considered. It was
decided to request the Committee to hear the
evidence of the President of this Society in
reference to the Irish Bankruptcy Laws, and
proceedings thereunder.
A report from the Court of Examiners
adverse to an application by an apprentice to
be deemed to have been such a clerk as is
contemplated by section 16 of the Solicitors
(Ireland) Act, 1898, when he entered into his
indentures, was confirmed.
Application by a solicitor fo.r liberty to take
out his certificate under section 47 of the
Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898, was granted.
A report from the Parliamentary Committee,
recommending that a reply be sent to the