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Vol. 44
No. 3
July,
1950
THE GAZETTE
of the
INCORPORATED LAW SO C IETY OF IRELAND
President
W
illiam
J. N
orman
Vice-Presidents
T
homas
A.
O ’R
eilly
D
ermot
P.
S
haw
Secretary
E
ric
A . P
lunkbtt
.
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
ijth
J
une
,
1950. The President in the Chair. Also
present: Messrs. T. A. O’Reilly and Dermot P.
Shaw, Vice-Presidents; William S. Hayes, J. P.
Tyrrell, Niall S. Gaffney, James R. Quirke, Desmond
J. Mayne, John Carrigan, Daniel O’Connell, James
J. O’Connor, Derrick M. Martin, Patrick F. O’Reilly,
Henry St. J. Blake, Patrick R. Boyd, G. A. Overend,
John R. Halpin, John J. Bolger, Arthur Cox,
Reginald J. Nolan.
The following was among the business transacted :
Newly admitted solicitors
O
n
a report from the Court of Examiners it was
decided to hold a formal ceremony each year for the
presentation o f certificates to newly admitted
solicitors. The ceremony will be held twice yearly
at the ordinary general meetings.
The relatives
of those being admitted may attend the ceremony,
and the certificates will be presented by the President.
Standard for awards at the Preliminary
Examination!
I
t
was resolved that the following standards should
be adopted for awards o f medals and certificates at
the Preliminary Examination from April, 1951 :
Gold Medal .
. Over 85%
Silver Medal .
. Over 75%
Special Certificate
. Over 70%
Liability o f solicitor for agent’s charges
O
n
a report from a Committee, the Council con
sidered a query as to whether an Irish solicitor who
instructs an English solicitor to transact business in
England on behalf of a client, whose name is dis
closed, is liable for the agent’s charges. In the
particular case, the facts were that the Irish solicitor
instructed the English solicitor to defend the pro
ceedings in the English Courts on behalf of an Irish
client, and sent them a cheque of £5 on account of
costs. At a certain stage of the proceedings the
English solicitors requested a further payment of