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GAZETTE
MARCH 1983
Correspondence
The Editor,
Incorporated Law Society Gazette.
15th March '83
Dear Sir,
I recently received the following Requisition on Title
requesting that the Purchaser's Solicitor be furnished with
Documents on closing, to include the following:
"Transfer to Purchaser duly executed by the Vendors,
P.D. impressed and a Judge duly stamped."
Unfortunately I could not find one slim enough to fit
into the stamping machine in the Castle.
Yours sincerely,
Thomas P. O'Connor,
Solicitor,
77 Lower Leeson Street,
Dublin 2.
Director-General,
The Law Society.
23rd March '83
Dear Mr Ivers,
Further to our letter of February 2nd we can now advise
that, with effect from March 1st, the price of a large-scale
map will be IR£18.75. Large-scale maps are those
generally utilised by your professional members and
include 25-inch to 1 mile, 6-inch to 1 mile and 1:1,000.
Royalty charges have increased in line with map prices
and the per capita fee for an Annual Licence is now
IR£20.00. The minimum Permit fee for copying large-
scale maps is now IR£7.00, e.g. up to 12 copies at A4 size.
The post and packing charge is IR£1.25 per order
irrespective of whether the order is for one or several
maps.
Please contact this Office if you wish any further prices,
information or clarification.
Yours faithfully,
M.C. O'Gorman,
A/Supt. Administration.
Ordnance Survey Office,
Phoenix Park,
Dublin
Fees for attending Social Welfare
Appeals
The following letter has been received by the Director
General.
Mr. James J. Ivers,
Director General,
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland,
Blackhall Place,
Dublin 7.
2nd December '82
Dear Mr. Ivers,
I wish to refer to your letter of 30 August 1982 (Ref.
JJI/KC) regarding the payments made to solicitors who
attend at oral hearings of appeals under the Social Welfare
Acts.
It is considered that the comparison suggested with
payments made under the Free Legal Aid Scheme would
not be appropriate. However, I propose, in substitution for
the current arrangements to have the amount to be
awarded to solicitors who attend at oral hearings of
appeals increased to £23 for an attendance of 3 hours or
less, with effect from 1 January, 1983. As you will be
already aware from previous correspondence, these
hearings rarely last more than one hour but in the
exceptional case where a hearing runs over the 3 hours the
Appeals Officer will adjust the amount accordingly.
I should be glad if you would indicate your Society's
agreement to the proposed new arrangements so that it
may be put into effect in the new year.
Yours sincerely,
Patrick Geoghegan,
Chief Appeals Officer,
Department of Social Welfare,
D'Olier House,
Dublin 2.
LAW SOCIETY
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Dromo l and Castle and Clare Inn
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
5-8 May, 1983
Programme will include lectures on Management
of a Law Office by Robert I. Weil and Patricia
Kane, Consultants, Altman & Weil Inc. and an
address by Mr. Desmond O'Malley, T.D.,
on the Legal Profession — The Future.
AGENCY
Dublin firm of solicitors adjacent to Law Society
and Four Courts wishes to establish town agency
practice offering a personalised service to
a small number of principals.
Enquiries to:
Robert Pierse and Associates,
Solicitors,
48 Blackhall Place, Dublin 7
Tel. 01-714414
An interesting social programme has
been arranged.
Brochures and Registration Forms will be
issued shortly.
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