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Vol. 41
No. 10
April,
1948
THE GAZETTE
r
of the
INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
President:
SEAN 6 HUADHAIGH
fice-Presidents :
JAMES R. QUIRKE,
JOHN J. SMYTH.
Secretary :
ERIC A. PLUNKETT
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
MARCH i8th. The President in the chair: Also
present: Mr. James R. Quirke, Vice-President;
Messrs. Patrick F. O'Reilly, Patrick R. Boyd,
William J. Norman, Reginald J. Nolan, Thomas
A. O'Reilly, Dermot P. Shaw, J. Travers Wolfe,
G. Acheson Overend, James J. Lynch, Francis
J. Gearty, Daniel O'Connell, Joseph Barrett, John
P. Carrigan, Roger Greene, John B. Hamill, Arthur
Cox.
The
following
were
among
the
matters
discussed :
Housing Amendment Act, 1948
THE Council considered the effect of sections
7 and 8 of the Act which enable a housing authority
to grant or refuse permission to a person to demolish
or use otherwise than as a dwelling-house any
habitable house without the permission of the
Housing Authority. An appeal against the refusal
of permission
lies
to
the Minister
for Local
Government.
The matter was
referred
to
the
Legislation and Privileges Committee.
Costs of Tenancy Agreement
THE Council considered a report from a committee
on a statement of facts submitted by two members
for the arbitration of the Council concerning a
lease of premises on a yearly tenancy at a rent of
£izo per annum. The Lessor's solicitor submitted
a bill of costs including a sum of £11 55. od.,
being the scale fee under part 2 of Schedule
i
of the Solicitors' Remuneration General Orders,
1884-1947, for a lease at a rack rent. The Lessee's
solicitor claimed that the scale fee should not be
charged and that a fee of five guineas would be
reasonable.
In the opinion of the Committee,
which was approved by the Council, there is a
custom among solicitors of accepting a reasonable
sum less than the scale fee, dependent upon the
amount of work and responsibility involved, in
the case of tenancy agreements of this kind, and
they were of opinion that the fee of 5 guineas was
reasonable in this particular case.
Stamp Duty on Indentures of Apprenticeship
IT was decided that representations should be made
to the Minister
for Finance
and
the
Revenue
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