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Trade Union Act, 1941
The Council on a report considered the position
of the Society under the Trade Union Act 1941
in carrying on negotiations on behalf of solicitors
in the Local Government and other salaried employ
ments of a public nature affecting their salaries and
conditions of employment. It was decided to make
an application to the Minister for Industry and
Commerce for an exception order under section
6 of the Trade Union Act 1941 to enable the Society
to negotiate on behalf of these solicitors.
Law Clerks Joint Labour Committee
The Council appointed Mr. Brian J. Murphy of
Cork as one of the Society's representatives on the
committee in place of Mr. Timothy J. Buckley
who resigned and thanked Mr. Buckley for his
services.
Circuit and District Court.
Service by
registered post
The Council in a reply to an inquiry from the
Department of Justice stated
that
the Society
would have no objection to
legislation which
would provide for automatic service by registered
post in any district in which there are not adequate
facilities for personal service provided that service
will be effected through the office of the solicitor
concerned.
Compensation fund
Claims amounting to £169 were admitted for
payment.
Parking in tbe Four Courts
On a report from the Finance committee the
Council decided in conjunction with the Bar Council
to ask the Commissioners of Public Works to mark
the parking spaces by white lines in the East and
West courtyards and to exhibit notices that the
yards are not public parking spaces.
Company formation
A
committee
reported
on
communications
received from members with respect to a circular
issued by a firm of which one of the directors is
a chartered accountant to the public offering certain
facilities
in connection with
the formation of
limited companies.
It was decided to send the
correspondence
to
the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants.
of cases in which counsel passed on briefs to other
counsel without the permission of the instructing
solicitor. The representatives of the Bar had stated
that the practice of the Bar is well established and
that counsel should not transfer a brief to another
without the consent of the instructing solicitor and
in any event the instructing solicitor should have
reasonable time to consider the question of a new
counsel. The Bar Council will if desired issue a
reminder to the effect that where counsel is unable
to hold a brief he should hold it at the instructing
solicitor's directions or return it to him in sufficient
time to enable the solicitor to instruct another
counsel to make up the case adequately.
THE
LOCAL
AUTHORITY SOLICITORS'
ASSOCIATION
At a meeting of wholetime solicitors in local
authorities held on yth January, 1964 at the Solicitors'
Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin, it was unanimously
decided to form an association to be known by
the above name to cater for wholetime solicitors
appointed as such in any local authority in the
Republic of Ireland. The following officers were
elected :—
Chairman:
D. M. F. Walsh ;
Hon. Secretary
and Treasurer:
M. J. Leech;
Committee:
Messrs.
D. Brilly, B. J. Carroll, M. Purcell.
A letter extending good wishes to the Association
was received from Mr. A. B. Cullen, President of
the State Solicitors' Association. The Chairman
welcomed to the meeting the President of the Law
Society Mr. D. J. Collins and the Secretary of the
Law Society Mr. E. A. Plunkett. The Chairman
said the President's presence was most encouraging.
The Chairman outlining the aims of the Association
assured the President of its loyalty to the Incor
porated Law Society and said that the Association
would work within the framework of the Incor
porated Law Society. He congratulated the President
on obtaining office and wished him a happy and
successful year.
The President in reply said that on his own behalf
and on behalf of the Council he was pleased to see
wholetime solicitors coming together and forming
an association. The President stated that the main
object of the Law Society is to help the members
of the profession and that the Council would
continue to do so and the Association could rely
on its support.
SUMMONS
SERVER—SWORDS
AREA
Counsel transferring briefs
Patrick E. Myles of Bridge Street, Balbriggan,
The Council considered a report of a conference
Co. Dublin, has been appointed as Summons
between representatives of the Society and represen-
Server (Circuit Court and District Court) for the
tatives of the Bar Council on the subject
inter alia
Swords area with effect as from Z3rd January 1964.
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