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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[MAY, 191
of a client had served notice seeking a re
valuation of premises in Dublin, to a letter
received by his client from the Secretary
(a Barrister) of the Irish Rate and Tax
payers' Association, stating the terms upon
which a rating appeal would be conducted
by his Society, and it was resolved that the
subject should be brought to the notice of
the Bar Council, with whom the Secretary
was directed to communicate.
Costs Committee.
A report was adopted in which the Com
mittee gave the following decision upon a
query submitted :—
" A purchaser's Solicitor is not entitled
" to any extra remuneration beyond the
" scale fee
in respect his approval of a
" release, prepared by the Vendor's Solicitor,
" of an outstanding charge upon the property
" which
the
purchaser had
agreed
to
" purchase ;
that the scale fee covers all the
" work done, and the purchaser's Solicitor
" is not entitled as of right to approve of a
" draft deed to which his client is not a party,
" and the submission of such draft is a matter
" of courtesy to facilitate the sale."
Increment Value Duty.
The Costs Committee reported in reference
to the requirement by the Inland Revenue,
that a deed must be executed prior to pre
sentation at the Custom House, Dublin, for
obtaining one of the stamps mentioned in
Section 4 of the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910,
that the Comptroller had stated that he
could not see his way to alter this require
ment.
April 21st.
Half-Yearly Accounts.
Cheques in discharge of the half-yearly
accounts passed by the Finance Committee
were ordered to be drawn and paid.
Petty Sessions Proceedings.
Enquiries were directed to be made in
reference
to proceedings reported in
the
Press, from which it would appear that a
Company who were
complainants were
represented in Court by the Secretary.
Irish Land Commission.
A letter was read from Mr. Justice Wylie
intimating that he would receive the proposed
deputation
from
the Council,
and
the
attention of members is called to the para
graph in this Gazette dealing further with
this matter.
Labourers Acts.
A letter was read from the Local Govern
ment Board in reply stating that the Board
hoped soon to send a communication relative
to the costs of consents under the Labourers
Acts.
Northern Law Society
Correspondence in reference to the applica
tion of the Northern Law Society to the
Board of Trade for incorporation under the
Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, was
submitted, and it was ordered that the draft
Memorandum and Articles of Association be
submitted to Counsel.
Certificates.
Applications from two Solicitors for liberty
to
renew
their annual certificates were
submitted and were granted.
Costs Committee
A report was adopted in which the Com
mittee gave the following decision upon a
query submitted :—
" The costs of a lease of premises for 800
" years, in consideration of a fine of £150 and
" yearly rent of £55 clear of all deductions,
" the poor law valuation of the premises
" being £55, should be drawn under the scale
" applicable to long leases not at rack-rent."
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
June 7th and 21st.
July 5th and 19th.