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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[JUNE, 1918
Twenty-five per cent, on the remuneration
according to the system in existence at the
date of the General Order, as altered by
Schedule II.
Dated this 7th day of May, 1918.
Ignatius J. O'Brien,
C.
James H. Campbell,
L.C.J.
Clias. A. O'Connor,
M.R.
W. V. Seddall,
Pres., I.L.S., Ireland.
Copies of each of the four above-mentioned
Orders were, upon the 28th day of May,
1918, laid upon the tables of both Houses of
Parliament.
Meetings of the Council.
May 8tb.
Solicitors' Remuneration.
The President informed the Council that
Orders had been signed on the previous day
under the Supreme Court of Judicature
(Ireland) Acts, the County Courts (Ireland)
Act, the Solicitors Remuneration Act, and
the Registration of Title
(Ireland) Act,
increasing the remuneration of Solicitors, for
the duration of the war and for six months
after.
War Hospital Supply Depot.
National Waste Paper Department.
A letter was read from Hon. Organiser of
the
Irish War Hospital Supply Depot,
requesting that the attention of members of
the profession be invited to the National
Waste Paper Department, which Department
collects waste paper in order to sell it for the
benefit of the Depot.
Solicitors who may
desire to send their waste paper to the Depot
should send a postcard to the Hon. Organiser,
65 Merrion Square, requesting that sacks be
sent for the purpose. The sacks will be sent
free of charge, and the filled sacks will be
collected when notice is received that they
are ready for collection.
May
Solicitors' Remuneration.
Letters were read from three County Court
Sessions Bars in reference to the Order of
7th May increasing the remuneration for Civil
Bill Decrees and Dismisses.
These letters
were referred to the County Courts Committee
and letters in reply were directed to be
written, suggesting steps to be taken by the
County Court Sessions Bars.
Measuring Costs.
A letter was read from a member drawing
attention to an Order made by a Judge of
the King's Bench Division, on a motion to
dismiss an action for want of prosecution.
The Order directed Plaintiff to serve notice of
trial within one month, or in default the
action to stand dismissed with costs, the
Plaintiff " in any event " to pay Defendant
three guineas for costs of motion.
The
Defendant's
Counsel
objected
to
the
measuring of the costs of motion, but the
Judge intimated that costs of such motions
were always measured at three guineas.
The matter was referred to the Costs Com–
mittee.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :
June 12th and 26th.
July loth and 24th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during May :
Costs, 2nd and I3th.
Court of Examiners, 7th and 28th.
Gazette, 9th.
Statutory,
New Members
THE
following joined
the Society during
May, 1918 :
T. Dawson Cotton, 7 Chichester Street,
Belfast.
Henry J. Kenny, Carrick-on-Suir.
William J. McMillan, 45 Arthur Street,
Belfast.