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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[AUG., 1907
Visit to Ireland of Their Majesties the King
and Queen.
AN Address of Welcome from the Society, on
the occasion of Their Majesties' visit
last
month to Ireland, was presented to Their
Majesties at the Vice-Regal Lodge on the
roth July. The Address was presented by the
President, who was accompanied by the Secre
tary. His Majesty handed to the President a
copy of his general reply to the Addresses
presented.
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1906.
THE Council having obtained the advice of
counsel as to the effect of this Act upon the
division of profits between solicitors out of
costs received by them, intimate to the mem
bers of the Society that counsel are of opinion
that such division of profits between solicitors
may, in certain cases, come within the Act,
and, in order to avoid all questions, the Council
•are of opinion that clients should have notice
of the receipt or payment, as the case m'ay be,
and solicitors should render their accounts or
issue their receipts in such form as will show
that such a division of profits has taken place.
Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906.
The Joint Committee of members of the
Council of the Society, and of members ap
pointed at the meeting of District Council
Solicitors held in February last, recommend
solicitors who act for District Councils in the
promotion of schemes under the Labourers
(Ireland) Act, 1906, to seek to obtain their
remuneration
from
the District Council by
entering
into agreements with
the District
Council to be paid at the rate of Six pounds
per site, such sum to include the obtaining of
evidence for inquiries, attendances at inquiries,
attendances at Council meetings, attendances
on hearing of appeals, investigation of titles,
and preparation and completion of receipts,
conveyances, and bonds.
Bankruptcy Law Amendment.
THE President of the Society (Mr. William
S. Haves) gave evidence in London, on the
17th July, before the Committee appointed by
the President of the Board of Trade to inquire
into and report on the effect of the provisions
of the laws at present in force in the United
Kingdom in relation to bankruptcy, deeds of
arrangement, and composition by insolvent
debtors with
their creditors, and
the pre
vention and punishment of frauds by debtors
on their creditors, and the points and matters
in which those laws and the procedure and
administration under them require amendment.
Miscellaneous Costs in Administration Suits.
THE Right Hon. the Master of the Rolls, on
the hearing of a matter which came recently
before him on further consideration of the
Chief Clerk's certificate, stated that in future
he would strictly enforce the rule of his Court,
that the Solicitor for the executor or adminis
trator should have in Court on the hearing on
further consideration for presentation to the
Judge, the detailed particulars of any miscel
laneous costs claimed by the executor or
administrator, and that, failing the production
of such detailed bill, no miscellaneous costs
would be allowed.
Recent Decisions affecting Solicitors.
(Noles ofdecisions, whether in reported or unreported
cases, of interest
to Solicitors are invited from
Members.}
COURT OF APPEAL.
(Before Walker, C. ; FitzGibbon and Holmes,
MJO
Allison and Another
v.
Jenkins and Others.
June 4th, 5th, 1907.—
Appeal from an order of
Meredith, M. R.-—Cssts—Taxation—Discretion
of Taxing Master—Right of appeal—Error in
principle—Mistake in fact—Case for counsel to
settle reply—No reply filed—Costs ofregistering
Us 'pendens—Instructionsfor brief-—Instructions
for brief on further consideration — Fee for
advice of proofs
—
Costs of third counsel
—
Schedulefor Chief Clerk—Attendances to obtain
copy of a ivill—Surveyor s fee—Copies of docu
ments for counsel with
instructions to
settle
pleadings— Wide line draft statement of claim
for settlement by senior counsel—Or. LXV, r.
65
(2); Appendix S., Part I., items
73
and
i 13
(note).
WHERE a case has been sent to counsel to
consider defences and, if necessary, settle a
reply, the fact that no reply has been filed
does not,
per se,
disentitle a plaintiff to
the
costs of such a case.