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August, 1914.
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L AMONGST MEMBERS.
Meetings of the Council.
July 1st.
Special Examiners.
The Council re-appointed Mr. Charles H.
Denroche, B.A., LL.D., R.U.I., Solicitor,
and Mr. Frank V. Gordon, B.A., ex-Scholar,
T.C.D., Solicitor, as Special Examiners for
1915.
Law Clerks.
Reports from the Court of Examiners upon
applications from two Law Clerks for leave
to be bound under Section 16 were submitted.
One of the applications was granted, the
other was refused.
Land Registry.
A letter was read from the Chief Clerk of
the Land Registry, asking on behalf of the
Registrar the opinion of the Council as to
whether or not he should accept a deed
presented for registration bya person neither a
party to the deed, nor a Solicitor. A reply was
directed stating that in the opinion of the
Council a deed requiring registration in the
Land Registry should be presented
for
registration either by a Solicitor for an
interested party or by one of the parties to
the deed.
Costs Committee.
A report from the Costs Committee upon
the following query submitted to the Council
was adopted :—
Query.
—Are the Lessors' Solicitors entitled
to draw their costs for preparing and com
pleting the following lease under Schedule II.
of the General Order under the Solicitors'
Remuneration Act, and if not, under what
scale :—Lease of premises in City of Dublin ;
term, 10 years ;
rent, £60 ;
poor law valua
tion of premises, £23;
and containing
covenants by Lessees
to spend £100
in
repairs ; covenant by Lessors that if Lessees
desire to take a new lease at expiration of
term, Lessors will grant same for 20 years at
£70 ;
also containing agreement by Lessors
with Lessees in the event of Lessors being
desirous to sell their interest in the premises
that Lessees should be at liberty to purchase
same for £1,000 subject to the special con
ditions of sale contained in the Lease.
Answer.—
The Committee are of opinion
that the Lessors' Solicitors are entitled to the
scale fee as of a lease at a rack rent to be
paid by Lessee, and that they are further
entitled to charge the extra costs of and
incidental to the right of pre-emption con
tained in the lease, such extra costs, in the
absence of any contract to the contrary, to
be paid by the Lessor.
July loth.
Resident Magistracy.
A letter was read from the Assistant Under
secretary for
Ireland acknowledging
the
receipt of a
letter from
the Council
in
reference to the vacancy in the office of
Resident Magistrate.
The letter from the Council was as follows :
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts,
Dublin,
8lh fuly,
1914.
Dear Sir,
The Council of this Society observe that
a vacancy has occurred in the office of