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THE GAZETTE
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March, 1918.
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L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council
February.
Representation of the People Act
It was
resolved
to
request
the Lord
Lieutenant, in the event of his appointing
Deputy Registration Officers under the Act,
to appoint members of the Solicitors' profes
sion as such deputy officers.
Court of Examiners
Reports were submitted from the Court of
Examiners upon five applications from Law
Clerks for leave to be bound under Section 16.
Upon consideration of the Reports two of
the applications were granted, and three were
refused.
Illegal Conveyancing
Proceedings for a penalty were directed to
be brought against an unqualified person,
under 27 Victoria, cap. 8, for having drawn
for remuneration a conveyance of land.
2.otb February.
Solicitors' Remuneration
A report was submitted from the Costs
Committee upon a reference from the Council
on the matter of additional remuneration of
Solicitors during the war, owing to greatly
increased establishment charges and living
expenses, directly consequent upon the war.
It was resolved to request the Lord Chancellor
to take the necessary steps to have such
General Orders made as will entitle Solicitors
to
increase
their
professional
charges,
incurred after the date of such orders, by an
additional
twenty-five per cent.,
for
the
duration of the war and for a period of six
months after.
Ministry of Justice
The address delivered by the President of
the English Law Society, at a General
Meeting of that Society, in support of a
resolution
suggesting
the creation of
a
Ministry of Justice, was submitted, and it
was resolved, subject to permission being
obtained,
to reprint the address
in
this
GAZETTE.
By kind permission of the Pre
sident of the English Law Society the address
is re-printed herein. The Council request
the attention of members
to the matters
dealt with in it, and they invite suggestions
thereon.
2Jth February.
Solicitors' Remuneration
The President informed the Council that a
meeting of the rule recommending authority
under the Supreme Court of Judicature
Act (of which he is a member), had been
summoned for that afternoon, when
the
application of the Council for a General
Order authorising an
increase of profes
sional [charges during the war would be
considered.