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Automobile Association and Royal Irish
Automobile Club.—Costs o f defence of
Traffic Prosecutions
T
he
Council considered
a
report from the Com
mittee on the scale o f costs payable to solicitors by
the Automobile Association and the Royal Irish
Automobile Club for conducting the defence of
Road Traffic prosecutions on behalf of their members.
A scale of costs was prepared by the Committee for
adoption by the Council. After a discussion the
Council decided on a scale of costs and the Secretary
was directed to forward same to the Automobile
Association and Royal Irish Automobile Club.
Solicitors’ Bill
T
he
President read a letter from An Taoiseach on
the subject o f the Solicitors’ Bill. It was resolved
that the President should reply stating that the
Council are greatly disappointed at the slow progress
with the Bill and asking that steps be taken to have
it introduced in the Oireachtas early in 1951.
N
ovember
23RD.
The President in the Chair.
Also present: Messrs. T. A. O’Reilly and D. P.
Shaw, Vice-Presidents; G. A. Overend, F. J.
Gearty, John J. Bolger, Maurice M. Power, Daniel
O’Connell, James R. Quirke, Roger Greene, James
J. O’Connor, Patrick R. Boyd, John J. Dundon,
John J. Sheil, Patrick F. O’Reilly, John Carrigan,
Arthur Cox, Henry St. J. Blake, Reginald J. Nolan,
L. F. Branigan, Niall S. Gaffney, John J. Nash,
Derrick M. Martin, John R. Halpin, Desmond J.
Mayne, Joseph P. Tyrrell, Sean
0
hUadhaigh,
Joseph Barrett.
The following was among the business trans
acted :—
Extraordinary Members o f the Council
T
he
Secretary reported that he had received a
letter from the Southern Law Association stating
that the following members of that Association had
been appointed extraordinary members o f the
Council: Timothy A. Buckley, John K . Coakley,
John F. Foley, Edmund Hayes, Barry M. O ’Meara.
Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association
P
ermission
was granted to the Association to use
the Members’ Hall for their Annual Dinner on
December 9th.
Insurance o f Solicitors against negligence
A
member
o f the Council referring to the address
of the President at the Half-yearly Meeting stated
that he thought there was some cause of dissatis
faction with the present facilities provided for-
insuring solicitors against liability against negligence.
He stated that a number of Irish Companies were
considering undertaking this line of business. The
President stated that it would be advisable to await
developments in this matter.
N
ovember
30TH.
Mr. Norman, and subsequently
Mr. Greene, in the Chair. Also present: Dermot
P. Shaw, Desmond J. Mayne, James R. Quirke,
C. E. Callan, F. J. Gearty, Daniel O’Connell, G. A.
Overend, John R. Halpin, P. R. Boyd, John J.
Sheil, D. R. Counahan, James J. O’Connor, Arthur
Cox, Henry St. J. Blake, Thomas A. O’Reilly, Sein
O hUadhaigh, Joseph Barett, Patrick F. O’Reilly,
John Carrigan.
The following was among the business trans
acted :—
High Court Actions—Travelling and Subsis
tence Expenses to Country Solicitors
T
he
Secretary reported that the Superior Court
Rules Committee would meet on the following day
to consider an application from the Society that the
High Court rules should include provision for the
travelling expenses and subsistence expenses while
in Dublin o f country solicitors attending on the
trial o f actions. It was ordered that the President,
Mr. Henry St. J. Blake, and the Secretary should
attend before the Committee.
Dates o f Meetings and Election, 1951
T
he
following dates were appointed pursuant to
Bye-law 29a: Plalf-yearly General Meeting, 17th
May, 1951. Final date for receipt of nominations
for election to Council, 29th October, 1951. Ballot
for Council, 15th November, 1951.
Department o f External Affairs and Foreign
Estates
T
he
Secretary read a letter from the Department of
External Affairs, in reply to a letter from the Society,
enclosing a copy of a letter from the Irish Consul in
New York in which it was stated that the case in
which he had communicated direct with the bene
ficiary he was not aware that the latter had consulted
a solicitor. The Council were o f the opinion that
the reply from the Department was unsatisfactory,
and the President undertook to see the Secretary
o f the Department in connection with the matter.
Approval Fees. Certificate o f discharge o f
Sch. A. tax.
The Secretary read correspondence from members
of the Society stating that the recommendations of
the Council, that conditions of sale and contracts