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decided to send a case to senior counsel for his
opinion.
MAY 9TH :
:
The President in the Chair. Also
present: Dermot P. Shaw, Desmond J. Collins,
Henry St. J. Blake, F. X. Burke, John R. Halpin,
R. McD. Taylor, James R. Quirke, Louis Walsh,
C. E. Callan, Arthur Cox, Derrick M. Martin,
F. J. Lanigan, George A. Nolan, Joseph P. Tyrrell,
Charles J. Downing, Ralph J. Walker, Terence
de Vere White, Francis J. Gearty, John B. Jermyn,
Peter E. O'Connell, John Maher, Reginald J. Nolan,
George G. Overend, Cornelius J. Daly, John J.
Sheil, Scan 6' hUadhaigh, John J. Nash, Thomas
A. O'Reilly.
The following was among the business transacted.
New
Schedule II.
IT was decided that the Secretary should write to
the Chief Justice's secretary asking his Lordship
to convene a meeting of the Statutory Committee
under the Solicitors' Remuneration Act 1881
to
consider the proposals of the Society for the new
Schedule II in substitution for the present item
charges.
Affidavits as to Foreign Law.
THE Secretary stated that following correspondence
with the Incorporated Law Society of Northern
Ireland he had ascertained that the Probate Officer
here will accept an affidavit as to the law in Northern
Ireland made by a Northern Ireland solicitor not
connected with the proceedings in question and that
the Northern Ireland Probate Registry will likewise
accept affidavits made by solicitors practising in the
Republic.
Entries in Directories.
A SOLICITOR who is a member of a Chamber of
Commerce asked whether it would be in accordance
with professional practice
to publish an entry
in the trade directory of the Chamber of Commerce
including his name, professional address and descrip
tion and directorships held. On a report from the
Committee the Council stated that any entry made
by a solicitor in such a directory should conform
with the following conditions :
(a)
Member's, name, professional address
and
description
should be published without
any reference to directorships.
(b)
Alternatively his private address and director
ship, should be given without reference to
his professional occupation.
Enforcement of Court Orders Acts. Scales of
Costs.
THE Council were asked to make an application to
the District Court Rules Committee
for
rules
prescribing scales of costs under the above Acts.
From enquiries made it was ascertained that the
majority of Bar Associations would not favour
such rules having regard to the fact that satisfactory
although non-statutory scales have been adopted
by various District Justices. On a report from a
Committee it was decided to take no action.
COMMISSION ON INCOME TAXATION
THE Commission was set up by the Government on
18th February 1957 and its terms of reference are
as follows :—
To enquire generally into the present system of
taxation of profits and income, its scope and
structure, including the provisions for collection
and the prevention of evasion ;
its effects on the
national economy and the equity of its incidence;
to recommend such amendments of the law as
appear desirable and practicable ; and if it is con
sidered that the taxation of profits and income
should be terminated or modified in any manner
involving loss of revenue to recommend alterna
tive means of raising equivalent revenue.
The Council intend to submit a memorandum of
evidence. The views of members are wanted on the
following matters:—
(1) Proposals to substitute an alternative system
of taxation for the present income tax.
(2) Any respects in which the present method of
assessment and collection of the present income
tax has an unfair incidence on
(a)
particular
classes of taxpayers or (&) solicitors.
(}) Suggestions for improving the present method
of assessment and collection of income tax.
Suggestions should be sent to the Secretary.
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
A GENERAL Meeting of the Society was held in the
Society's Library on Thursday 9th May, 1957.
The President Mr. Niall S. Gaffney took the Chair.
The notice convening the meeting, was, by permis
sion of the meeting, taken as read.
The Minutes of the Ordinary General Meeting
held on
zznd November,
1956, were
read,
confirmed and
signed by
the Chairman. The
Chairman announced that he nominated the follow
ing members of the Society to act as Scrutineers
of the Ballot for election of the Council to be held