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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law 'Society of Ireland.
[MARCH, 1915
awarded costs measured at three or four
guineas he had to pay more in costs than
the person who lost, -and whom the Court
thought it was penalising.
It was very
objectionable for a Solicitor
to have
to
'furnish a successful client with a bill for more
'"than the Court had fixed as the costs payable
•by the unsuccessful litigant.
In his opinion,
the costs should never be measured, save on
the application of the successful party, or
where the Judge assigned special reason.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
and the meeting concluded.
Meetings of the Council.
February IQth.
The late Captain Roche.
A letter was read from Sir George Roche
thanking the Council for their resolution of
sympathy on the occasion of the death of his
son, Captain and Flight Commander Roche
while engaged on active service with the
British Expeditionary Force in France.
Lord Justice Ronan.
A letter was read from Lord Justice Ronan
thanking the Council for their congratulations
on his elevation to the Bench.
Advertising by Solicitors.
A report was submitted from the Privileges
Committee in reference to the practice of
Solicitors advertising in Legal Directories
their
names,
addresses,
particulars
of
positions held by them, and names of Com
panies for'whom they act. The Committee
recommended the Council to re-affirm the
resolutions passed by the Council in 1909 on
this subject, and the Council adopted the
recommendation and re-affirmed the resolu
tions, which appear in this GAZETTE.
Certificates.
Applications by five Solicitors for their
Certificates were considered, and orders were
made in the five cases.
February 24th.
Costs Committee.
A report from the Costs Committee upon
a query submitted for decision was adopted.
The query was as to the liability of a lessee
to pay (in addition to the scale costs of the
lessor's Solicitor for preparing lease and
counterpart), the costs of lessor's Solicitor of
two
endorsements upon
the
lease
and
counterpart, which altered the covenants by
the lessee contained in the lease, and were
made at his request and after the lease and
counterpart were engrossed. The Committee
decided that the lessee was liable to pay for
the preparation and engrossment of
the
endorsements, but not for the witnessing of
their execution as this was done at the same
time as the lease and counterpart were
executed,
Special General Meeting.
A letter was read from the Lord Chief
Justice acknowledging the receipt of the
resolution passed at the Special General
Meeting on the 12th inst., in reference to the
measurement of costs, and stating that the
resolution would have his careful attention.
Letters were also read from His Honor Judge
Barry, His Honor Judge Moore, and His
Honor Judge C. F. Doyle, acknowledging
receipt of the resolution, and stating that
they do not measure costs except with the
consent of the parties interested, and that
the measurement of witnesses expenses by
the Judge at the time of the pronouncing of
the decree is required by the County Court
rules.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon the
following dates :—
March 10th and 24th.
April 14th and 28th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during February :—
Costs, 2nd and 17th.
Privileges, 5th.
County Courts, llth and 18th.
Gazette, 12th.
Court of Examiners, 18th.
House, Library, and Finance, 19th.