The Gazette 1949-1952

project for the advantage of the profession, of

which he was a foremost member, and our personal

sorrow at the loss of a loyal and warm-hearted

friend ;

that the President’s address be printed

in the Society’s Gazette as an appreciation o f his

work and character; and that our sympathy be

.conveyed by the Secretary to his family in their

bereavement.

DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

NOTICE TO INTENDING HOUSE

PURCHASERS, THEIR

SOLICITORS AND TECHNICAL

ADVISERS

The Dublin County Council desire to direct

attention to the provisions of the Council’s Building

Bye Laws which stipulate that a person shall not

let or occupy a new Dwelling-House un til:—

(a)

The drainage thereof shall have been made

and completed.

(

) Nor until the dwelling house shall, after

examination, have been certified by the

Council’s Surveyor to be in every respect fit

for human habitation.

Further information may be obtained from the

Principal Building Surveyor, County Engineer’s

Office, 6 Parnell Square, Dublin.

illiams

Runai Ionadach.

11 Cearnog Parnell, Baile Atha Cliath,

21 Meanfoir, 1950.

PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE AS

BETWEEN SOLICITOR ACTING

FOR A PLAINTIFF AND THE

DEFENDANT

The following facts were recently submitted to

the Council:—

A. a solicitor, was consulted by B., who was

involved in a motor accident and instructed A. to

represent him at the inquest. A. attended the

inquest at which he was the only solicitor present.

He subsequently received instructions from an

insurance company to look after their interests and

to defend any criminal proceedings arising out of

the accident. C., another solicitor, was instructed

by the next of kin of the deceased and wrote to B.

stating that his clients would hold him liable for

damages. The insurance company notified C. of

their interest. C. again wrote to B. requesting him

to call at his office. On A ’s. advice, B. ignored this

communication. C. subsequently wrote to B. again

in the following terms ;—

“ Following my letter o f the 27th ultimo, there

has been more than ample opportunity for you to

call in the meantime and do something just. I

suggest that you call and see me as soon as possible,

in which event I am prepared to meet you half way,

and unless I am mistaken, it would be a relief to

your own mind to have the matter amicably settled.”

The Council were of the opinion that even assum

ing that C. was not aware that B. was represented by

a solicitor, the last letter was improper and should

not have been written, and that C. should not have

invited B. to call to his Office.

RENTS AND LEASEHOLDS

COMMISSION

The above Commission has been set up by the

Government with the following terms of reference:—

1. To inquire into the working of the Rent

Restrictions Acts, 1946 and 1949, and to report

whether, in the opinion of the Commission, those

Acts should be continued in force, and, if so, whether

they should be extended or restricted in their appli

cation, or amended in any way.

2. To investigate and report whether it is necessary

or desirable to control the rents of furnished dwell

ings and, if so, what legislative provision should be

made for that purpose.

3. To inquire into the working of Part V o f the

Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931, as amended and

extended by the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment)

Act, 1943, and to report whether, in the opinion of

the Commission, that enactment should be amended

in any way.”

The Society has been invited to submit a memor

andum o f evidence on the matter referred to in the

Tribunal. Local Bar Associations and individual

members of the Society are invited to write to the

Secretary setting out any matter which they think

should be incorporated in the evidence to be sub

mitted by the Society.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

THE INCORPORATED LAW

SOCIETY OF IRELAND

the Preliminary Examination for intending

apprentices to solicitors held on the 3rd and 4th

days o f October, the following passed the examin

ation and their names are arranged in order of

merit:—

John Edward MacCurtain ; 2. Donough Brian

McDonough; 3. Patrick Jeremiah Gardiner; 4.

Edward Joseph Duffy ; 5. Maurice Joseph Phelan ;

6. James J. O’Sullivan,