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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
[DECEMBER, 1931
giving Judges power to temporarily continue
to award costs in the same manner as they
had been doing for the past seven years,
authorised me to say that at the beginning
of the present session he would introduce the
necessary legislation to ratify all judgments
and decrees for costs affected
by
the decision
in question, and indemnifying parties, their
Solicitors, agents, sheriffs and others who had
acted pursuant
to such
judgments and
decrees, and that at the same time he would
introduce Circuit Court Rules and have them
passed. The Minister, acting on this promise,
has introduced and passed
into law the
Courts of Justice (No. 2) Act, 1931, which to
the
fullest
possible
extent
ratines
the
judgments and decrees in question and pro–
vides for the necessary indemnities. He has
also introduced Circuit Court Rules, which
have been passed by the Oireachtas and will
come into operation on the 1st of January
next.
I need not refer to these Rules in
detail, but I would like to say that, among
other important changes, they provide for
the marking of judgments in default of
appearance without the necessity of a hearing
by the Circuit Court Judge a procedure
which will I know be welcomed not only
by
us but also by the commercial community.
Land Act, 1931.
I told you at the half-yearly meeting that
I had been consulted with reference to the
Rules necessary for carrying into effect the
provisions of this Act;
I think these Rules
are working satisfactorily.
I also told you
that it was intended that more Examiners of
Title should be appointed.
Since then five
additional Examiners have been appointed,
and I understand that further appointments
will soon be made. These appointments are
open to members of our profession, one of
whom was appointed in February last. I hope
that if these new appointments are made
some of them will be filled by Solicitors, as
the
training of
a Solicitor makes him
eminently suited to carry out the duties of an
Examiner of Title.
Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons.
I am glad to have this opportunity of
thanking the Presidents and Councils of the
Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal
College of Surgeons for having so generously
granted to our Society the use of their halls
and rooms from time to time during the past
nine years ;
without this help it would have
been -very difficult to carry on the work of
our Society.
Northern Law Society.
Last night I attended the Annual Dinner
of the Council of the Northern Law Society.
Our relations with our Northern brethren are,
as they have always been, of a most cordial
and friendly nature ;
a condition of affairs
that will, I am certain, continue in the future.
There does not appear to me to be anything
else in the Report to which I need draw your
attention. You have a full statement of our
financial position, which is very satisfactory,
and you also have the results of our examina–
tions.
I think the Report shows that during
the last year the Council has done a con–
siderable amount of useful work
in
the
interest of
the profession, and
f
should
personally like to thank my Vice-Presidents,
the other members of the Council and Mr.
Wakely for the valuable assistance I have
received from each and every one of them
during my year of office.
MR. T. W. DELANY
(Vice-President)
seconded the adoption of the Report, and the
resolution was put to the meeting and passed.
The chair having been taken
by
Mr. T. W.
Delany, Mr. C. St. G. Orpen moved and
Mr. Vincent Kennedy seconded a vote of
thanks to the President, which was supported
by Mr. Delany and passed with acclamation.
THE PRESIDENT.
The Council elected on 3rd December,
Mr. Laurence J. Ryan, of Thurles, County
Tipperary, to be President of the Society for
the ensuing twelve months.
The newly-elected President was admitted
in Michaelmas Sittings, 1894 ;
he became a
member of the Council in 1924, and was a
Vice-President of the Society in 1925-26.
THE VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Council have elected Mr. Thomas H. R.
Craig, of 30 South Frederick Street, Dublin,
and Mr. Edward M. Fitzgerald, of 20 Saint
Andrew Street, Dublin, to be Vice-Presidents
of the Society for the ensuing twelve months.