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COURT FEES ORDERS.
The following orders, which have the effect of
substantially increasing the fees payable
in the
different offices of the Supreme Court and High
Court, Circuit Court and District Court, came into
force on ist October, 1956, and can be obtained
from
the Government Publication Sale Office,
G.P.O. Arcade, Dublin, at the stated prices:—
(1) Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order
1956—S.I. No. 251 of 1956—is. 6d.
(2) Circuit Court (Fees) Order 1956—S.I. No. 249
of 1956—is.
(3) District Court (Fees) Order 1956—S.I. No.
250 of 1956—9d.
(4) Court Fees
(Temporary Variation) Order
1956—S.I. No. 258 of 1956—4d.
The effect of this last order is to authorise up to
the 3oth November, 1956, the use of adhesive
stamps in the collection of Court fees in cases where,
but for the provision of this Order, impressed stamps
would be required.
CRIMINAL APPEAL RULES 1956
The Criminal Appeal Rules, 1956, which replace
the Criminal Appeal Rules, 1924, came into force on
ist October, 1956, and deal with the procedure
relating to criminal appeals in the Court of Criminal
Appeal.
;
The Criminal Appeal Rules, 1956—S.I. No. 252
of 1956 may be purchased from the Government
Publications Sale Office for z/-d. each.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
FEES
REGULATIONS
1956.
The Diplomatic and Consular Fees Regulations,
1956—S.I. No. 263 of 1956—come into force on
ist November, 1956, and may be obtained from the
Government Publications Sale Office for is.
These Regulations repeal all former Regulations
relating to diplomatic and consular fees, and pre
scribe increased fees in lieu thereof. For instance
the fee for noting a bill of exchange or for administer
ing an oath is 155. and for each diplomatic signature
attached to an exhibit referred to in an affidavit,
the fee will henceforth be ys. 6d., and for initialling
every alteration or interlineation, a fee of 55. will
become payable. The fee for each execution of a
power of attorney attested by such officer is £i,
while the fee for a certificate of a person's identity
and for each attested signature of such an officer is
£i. The fee for directing a search in a public record
office, apart from the expenses involved, is £i.
The fee for verifying a translation of a document
per 100 words is also £i. The fee for the issue of an
Irish passport, or a full visa is now £i IDS. od.
The fee for acting onbehalfof anlrish claimant either
to property situate abroad or to the estate ofa deceased
person situate abroad is 2
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per cent, of the net value
of any bequest or distributive share recovered, if
legal assistance is engaged, or 5 per cent, of such
bequest or share otherwise.
Finally the fee for
taking evidence on commission is £2 per hour.
MEDICO-LEGAL SOCIETY.
The Medico-Legal Society of Ireland which was
recently formed, held its first meeting on the 29th
October, 1956, at the Dolphin Hotel, Dublin, when
Judge A. McCarthy, S.C., delivered a paper on
" The Mind and Crime." There was a representa
tive attendance present including many members of
the solicitors' profession (fuller details will be given
next month).
The object of the Society is to promote Medico-
Legal knowledge " which as the President of the
Society, Dr. J. P. Brennan, said, " is coming more
and more into our daily lives and into the public
eye." Membership of the Society is open to mem
bers of the medical and legal professions in Ireland
and to such others as are specially interested.
Meetings will be held regularly from October to
April.
Solicitors and solicitors' apprentices (who
may join as associate members) are invited to become
members of the Society which has the full approval
of the Law Society. Full particulars may be obtained
from Mr. M. J. Leech, Hon. Secretary, c/o Solicitors'
Buildings, Dublin.
THE DUBLIN SOLICITORS' BAR
ASSOCIATION.
The Council and Officers of the Association for
the year 1956-57 are: President, Frank Connolly;
Vice-President, J. B. McGarry; Honorary Treasurer,
R. O'Connor; Honorary Secretary, C. Hyland;
Honorary Auditors, P. Glynn and E. Crowley;
Council, Messrs. E. McCarron; E. Byrne, J. A. G.
Cullen;
Leslie Kearon;
James M. Farrelly;
K. Burke; S. Millington; F. Gibney; and V.
Wolfe.
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