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JANUARY 31st—The President
in
the Chair.
Also present: Mr. Roger Greene, Vice-President;
Messrs. C. G. Stapleton, W. S. Hayes, G. A.
Overend, P. R. Boyd, P. F. O'Reilly, A. Cox,
J. R. Hamill, J. P. Tyrrell, S. 6 hUadhaigh, J. J.
Smyth, L. E. O'Dea, J. J. Lynch, J. R. Qnirke,
H. P. Mayne, J. P. Carrigaii.
Four applications from apprentices were dealt
with.
Six applications under S.47 were considered. In
two cases the applications were granted subject
to payment of the current licence duty. In the re
maining cases further affidavits were required
from the solicitors concerned.
A number of matters were considered and re
ferred to Committees for reports.
LAND REGISTRY
Transmissions on deaths of registered owners of
property subject to Part IV of the Registration of
Title (Ireland) Act, 1891.
1. In pursuance of a decision of the Supreme
Court given on the 20th December, 1945, in the
Matter of James Sheridan, a Registered Owner,
Folio No. 1311, County Dublin, no Land Regis
tration Fees are henceforth chargeable in respect
of:— (i) any transmission on death of an owner of
property subject
to Part IV of
the
Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891.
or,
(ii) the registration of any burdens or charges
created by the Will of such owner,
or,
(iii) the registration of charges or burdens
incidental
to
such
transmission and
created in satisfaction of the claims of
beneficiaries,
whether such transmission is effected by:—
(a)
a Deed of Transfer by the personal repre
sentative of such owner to the person or
persons beneficially entitled thereto as
devisees, next-of-kin or their respective
successors in title, under Rules 90 and 91
.of the Land Registration Rules, 1937.
(b)
an Assent by the personal representative
of a deceased testate full owner to the
registration of the person or persons
beneficially entitled as devisees or suc
cessors in title to the devisees under the
Will of such owner under Riile 89 of said
Land Registration Rules, 1937, as amen
ded by Rxile 30 of the Land Registration
Rules, 1944,
or,
(c)
an application under Rule 92 of the Land
Registration Rules, 1937, or Rule 31 of
the Land Registration Rules, 1944, by
personal representatives solely and bene
ficially entitled for their registration as
full owners, or, (in the event of such
personal
representatives having been
registered for the purposes of administra
tion under Rule 88 of said Land Registra
tion Rules, 1937), for cancellation of the
inhibition entered on such registration.
2. The prescribed Land Registry Fees are
payable as heretofore in respect of:—
(«) the registration of the personal repre
sentative of a deceased registered owner
under Rule 88 of the Laud Registration
Rules, 1937, as amended by Rule 28 of
Land Registration Rules, 1944.
(/)) transfer
on sale
by the personal repre
sentative of a deceased registered owner.
(c)
transmissions
on death of
registered
owners of property not subject to Part
IV of Registration of Title (Ireland) Act,
1891.
This Memorandum supersedes the Memoran
dum piiblished in the
Irish Law Times and Solici
tor's Journal
of the 22nd December, 1945, and
all previous directions with regard to registration
fees payable on transmissions on deaths of regis
tered owners of property subject to Part IV of
the Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891.
(Sgd.) Joseph O'Byrne,
Registrar.
Dated list December,
1945.
HOUSE OF LORDS
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION :
ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES
•YOUNG v. BRISTOL AEROPLANE
COMPANY, LIMITED
Before
LORD SIMON, LORD RUSSELL O/KILLOWEN,
LORD MACMILLAN, LORD PORTER,
and
LORD
SIMONDS.
The House dismissed this appeal by the plaintiff
from a decision of the Court of Appeal (the Master
of the Rolls, Lord Justice Scott, Lord Justice
MacKinnon, Lord Justice Luxmore, Lord Justice
Goddard, and Lord Justice du Parcq) affirming a
decision of Mr. Neville Laski, K.C., sitting as a
Commissioner of Assize at Lancaster.
On April 3, 1942, the plaintiff, who was then
working for the defendant company in their
factory, sustained an injury. He brought an action
for damages at common law and the Commissioner
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