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give evidence but should obtain a direction from
the Court.
Part-time solicitors to local authorities. Fixed
retainer.
A MEMBER applied for a waiver under regulations 8
and 9 of the Professional Practice Regulations to
enable him to act for a local authority on a part time
basis at a fixed salary. It was stated that the arrange
ment was temporary pending the making of a
permanent appointment.
A waiver was issued
limited to a period of six months and member was
informed that it would not be renewed.
Solicitor acting for vendor and purchaser.
A MEMBER acting for vendor and purchaser in
two sales, one by public auction and the other by
private
treaty, enquired whether he would be
entitled to charge the full commission scale fee
against both vendor and purchaser. The Council
approved of a report of a committee which stated :
(a)
as regards the sale by public auction member-
is entitled to charge the full commission
scale fee to both vendor and purchaser if the
work mentioned in the schedule to S.R.G.O.
1951 is substantially performed.
(h)
The position is the same on a sale and purchase
by private treaty but where a solicitor acts
for both vendor and purchaser the committee
thought he would not be entitled to charge the
negotiation fee against the purchaser.
Family
arrangement.
Sale by personal
representative.
A MEMBER extracted letters of administration to an
estate which included registered land valued and
accepted for death duty purposes at £1,5 50 at which
price the personal representative with the consent
of the other persons entitled had agreed to purchase
and had directed member to have the property
transferred into the name of his nephew. Member-
enquired whether he was entitled to charge the
commission scale fee.
The Council approved of
the report of a committee which stated that on the
facts submitted the transaction between the personal
representative and his nephew was essentially a
sale and that member will be entitled to charge
the commission scale fee provided that the work
specified in the schedule to the General Order is
substantially performed on the sale and purchase.
If the work specified in the Schedule was not
substantially performed Schedule 2 would apply.
Delays in Government Departments.
ARISING out of the resolution passed at the last
ordinary General Meeting of the Society a deputation
was appointed to seek an interview with the Com
missioner of Valuation as it was considered that
the delays in that office were the cause of the delays
which occur in the Estate Duty Office and the
Stamp Office.
A statement agreed between the
Council
and
the Commissioner of Valuation
following a conference is printed in this issue.
SOLICITORS'
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
THE Directors invite Applications for the Office
of Secretary. Last date for Applications 3151 March.
Particulars from the under-signed.
PATRICK GLYNN,
Secretary,
22 Nassau Street,
Dublin.
COMMISSION ON WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION.
THE Minister for Social Welfare has appointed a
commission to examine and report on the present
system of Workmen's Compensation and
the
question of replacing it by a scheme of national
insurance or otherwise and
to make
recom
mendations. Mr. Patrick F. O'Reilly has been
nominated by the Council and appointed by the
Minister to serve on the Commission. Bar Associa
tions and individual members are invited to send
to the Secretary any observations or suggestions
which might assist Mr. O'Reilly as a member of
the Commission, either on the general policy of the
Workman's Compensation Acts or any desirable
amendments in matters of detail.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE
SOLICITORS' ACT, 1954.
THE following regulations are on sale at the Govern"
ment Publication Sales Office, G.P.O. Arcade,
Dublin.
Solicitors Accounts' Regulations, 1955 (S.I. No.
218/1955).
Solicitors Act,
1954
(Professional
Practice,
Conduct and Discipline) Regulations,
1955
(S.I. No. 151/1955).
The Council intend to publish the text of these
regulations with explanatory notes in a booklet
which will be circulated to members. The Council
will welcome queries from members and
bar
associations as to the interpretation of any matters
in the regulations which will be of assistance in
preparing the booklet.
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