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Courts of Justice (District Court) Bill, 1946

THE Bill was

referred

to

the Legislation and

Privileges Committee for consideration with autho–

rity to make representations to the Department

thereon.

JULY

i8TH. The President

in

the chair. Also

present: Mr.

Roger Greene, Vice-President;

Messrs. G. A. Overend, W. S. Hayes, H. P. Mayne,

J. R. Quirke, C. G. Stapleton, Peter O'Connor,

P. F. O'Reilly, W. J. Norman, J. S. O'Connor,

J. Travers Wolfe, S. O hUadhaigh, P. R. Boyd,

J. J. Smyth, H. St. J. Blake, J. P. Tyrrell, J. Barrett,

J. P. Carrigan, J. J. Bolger.

The following was among the business transacted

Resignation of Mr. E. M. FitzGerald

THE President referred to the resignation from the

Council of Mr. E. M. FitzGerald on the ground of

his inability to attend at meetings of the Council

owing to special reasons.

It was resolved that the

Secretary should convey to Mr. FitzGerald their

thanks for his services on the Council and their

regret at losing him as a colleague.

The President welcomed Mr. Joseph Barrett

who came on the Council from the supplemental

list in place of Mr. FitzGerald. Mr. Barrett, who

was present, thanked the President.

suggested should be provided for solicitors practis–

ing in the Criminal Courts, and it was ordered that

a copy of the report should be sent to the Inter-

Departmental Committee.

Delays in Registry of Births, Marriages and

Deaths

THE Council considered complaints of delays in

obtaining certificates of births, marriages and deaths

in the General Registry Office and it was resolved

that the Secretary should take up the matter with

the Department.

Professor of Equity, Real Property and

Conveyancing

THE Council appointed Mr. Brendan P. O'Byrne,

Solicitor, of 46 Fleet Street, Dublin, to be Professor

of Equity, Real Property and Conveyancing in

place of Mr. F. W. Gilligan, whose term of office has

expired.

Apprentices' Applications

A NUMBER of applications from apprentices were

considered and dealt with.

Solicitors' Bill

THE Secretary read a letter from the Department

of Justice on the subject of the Solicitors' Bill,

stating that the Government had decided to adopt

the Bill as

a Government measure, subject

to

discussion between representatives from the Council

and the Minister for Justice on the subject of a

fund to indemnify clients against solicitors' defalca–

tions. A deputation was appointed to interview

the Minister on 24th July.

Proposed New Criminal Courts

THE Council adopted a report from a Committee

making recommendations to an Inter-Departmental

Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice

Davitt, which is at present considering suggestions

for a new block of buildings in the vicinity of the

Four Courts

to accommodate all

the Criminal

Courts.

The report of the Committee dealt par–

ticularly with the facilities and amenities which it is

Applications under Section 47

Six applications from solicitors for leave to obtain

practising certificates were considered and granted

on payment of the current duty.

A number of matters were considered and referred

to Committees for reports.

SOLICITORS (IRELAND) ACT, 1898,

ADAPTATION ORDER, 1946

THE Government, in exercise of the powers con–

ferred on them by section 12 of the Adaptation of

Enactments Act, 1922 (No. 2 of 1922) (as adapted

in consequence of the enactment of the Con–

stitution), and section 5 of the Constitution (Con–

sequential Provisions) Act, 1937 (No. 40 of 1937),

hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as

the Solicitors

(Ireland) Act, 1938, Adaptation Order, 1946.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937),

applies to this Order.