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Courts of Justice (District Court) Bill, 1946
THE Bill was
referred
to
the Legislation and
Privileges Committee for consideration with autho–
rity to make representations to the Department
thereon.
JULY
i8TH. The President
in
the chair. Also
present: Mr.
Roger Greene, Vice-President;
Messrs. G. A. Overend, W. S. Hayes, H. P. Mayne,
J. R. Quirke, C. G. Stapleton, Peter O'Connor,
P. F. O'Reilly, W. J. Norman, J. S. O'Connor,
J. Travers Wolfe, S. O hUadhaigh, P. R. Boyd,
J. J. Smyth, H. St. J. Blake, J. P. Tyrrell, J. Barrett,
J. P. Carrigan, J. J. Bolger.
The following was among the business transacted
Resignation of Mr. E. M. FitzGerald
THE President referred to the resignation from the
Council of Mr. E. M. FitzGerald on the ground of
his inability to attend at meetings of the Council
owing to special reasons.
It was resolved that the
Secretary should convey to Mr. FitzGerald their
thanks for his services on the Council and their
regret at losing him as a colleague.
The President welcomed Mr. Joseph Barrett
who came on the Council from the supplemental
list in place of Mr. FitzGerald. Mr. Barrett, who
was present, thanked the President.
suggested should be provided for solicitors practis–
ing in the Criminal Courts, and it was ordered that
a copy of the report should be sent to the Inter-
Departmental Committee.
Delays in Registry of Births, Marriages and
Deaths
THE Council considered complaints of delays in
obtaining certificates of births, marriages and deaths
in the General Registry Office and it was resolved
that the Secretary should take up the matter with
the Department.
Professor of Equity, Real Property and
Conveyancing
THE Council appointed Mr. Brendan P. O'Byrne,
Solicitor, of 46 Fleet Street, Dublin, to be Professor
of Equity, Real Property and Conveyancing in
place of Mr. F. W. Gilligan, whose term of office has
expired.
Apprentices' Applications
A NUMBER of applications from apprentices were
considered and dealt with.
Solicitors' Bill
THE Secretary read a letter from the Department
of Justice on the subject of the Solicitors' Bill,
stating that the Government had decided to adopt
the Bill as
a Government measure, subject
to
discussion between representatives from the Council
and the Minister for Justice on the subject of a
fund to indemnify clients against solicitors' defalca–
tions. A deputation was appointed to interview
the Minister on 24th July.
Proposed New Criminal Courts
THE Council adopted a report from a Committee
making recommendations to an Inter-Departmental
Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice
Davitt, which is at present considering suggestions
for a new block of buildings in the vicinity of the
Four Courts
to accommodate all
the Criminal
Courts.
The report of the Committee dealt par–
ticularly with the facilities and amenities which it is
Applications under Section 47
Six applications from solicitors for leave to obtain
practising certificates were considered and granted
on payment of the current duty.
A number of matters were considered and referred
to Committees for reports.
SOLICITORS (IRELAND) ACT, 1898,
ADAPTATION ORDER, 1946
THE Government, in exercise of the powers con–
ferred on them by section 12 of the Adaptation of
Enactments Act, 1922 (No. 2 of 1922) (as adapted
in consequence of the enactment of the Con–
stitution), and section 5 of the Constitution (Con–
sequential Provisions) Act, 1937 (No. 40 of 1937),
hereby order as follows :
1. This Order may be cited as
the Solicitors
(Ireland) Act, 1938, Adaptation Order, 1946.
2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937),
applies to this Order.