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“ Solicitor for Minors, County
. . . . ”
A C
ircuit
Judge appointed a solicitor practising
in his Circuit to look after minor matters in the
Circuit Court in his County, his duty being to
examine each application and to satisfy the Court
as to whether it was in the interests of the minors
that various applications should be allowed. The
Council decided that it would be unprofessional
for the solicitor in question to use the description
“ Solicitors for Minors, County............... ” on hL
general office notepaper.
Valuation Office
T
he
:
Secretary stated that following representations
made to the Estate Duty Office, a letter had been
received from that Office stating that delays of
periods up to 5 months occur in the Valuation
Office in valuing property for the purpose of death
duties. It was ordered that the Secretary should
ask the Controller o f Death Duties to take the matter
up with the Valuation Office with a view to obtain
ing an improvement in the position.
Registry o f Deeds Memorials
T
h e
Secretary stated that an enquiry had been made
to the Registrar of Deeds as to whether it would
be possible to dispence with the requirement that
memorials for registration should be written in
manuscript on parchment and whether typewritten
memorials on parchment substitute or some other
durable material could be substituted. The Registrar
had replied stating that the practice in the Registry
o f Deeds is at present under review and that con
sideration is being given to the question o f sub
stituting for the present parchment memorial a
memorial in the form o f a tabular abstract, typed
on suitable paper, which would be more easily
prepared and more convenient both for solicitors
and for the Registry Officials. Consideration was
also being given to the matter o f loose-leaf Indices
classified by counties and arranged in alphabetical
form o f the grantors’ names.
Any alterations in
the present practice would require statutory auth
ority. It was ordered that the Secretary should
reply asking that the proposals should be submitted
to the Society for consideration before adoption.
Creation o f new tenancy by endorsement.
Incidence o f Costs.
B
y
agreement dated June 26th 1945 AB let certain
premises to CD for one year and thereafter from
month to month at a monthly rent. In 1952 following
alterations to the premises the rent was increased
and became payable weekly instead o f monthly.
An endorsement was prepared by the landlord’s
solicitors, submitted to the solicitors for the tenant,
engrossed on the agreement and counterpart, and
was duly executed and stamped. A dispute having
arisen as to the tenant’s liability for the costs, the
matter was submitted for the arbitration o f the
Council who decided that the tenant was liable to
pay them.
Joint Committee with the Bar Council
I
t
was decided to ask to have a meeting o f the Joint
Committee convened, in order to discuss the question
o f interviews by Counsel with unqualified repre
sentatives o f Insurance Companies and Insurance
Brokers without solicitors.
Irish Land Commission delays
T
he
Secretary reported that following represen
tations made to the Secretary o f the Land Com
mission on the subject o f delays he had received a
letter stating that the normal time taken to deal with
applications for consent to subdivision for building
purposes and applications for the issue o f copies
o f official documents had been about two to three
weeks but that urgent cases had been dealt with
in a shorter time. As regards the copying o f official
documents the time recently taken has been some
what longer owing to a break-down in copying
apparatus, but every effort is being made to deal
with the situation and urgent cases are being specially
expedited.
Courts o f Justice Bill 1953
T
he
Bill was referred to the Legislation and Priv
ileges Committee with power to act without further
reference to the Council.
SOCIETY’S DINNER
T
he
success of the Charter Centenary Dinner held
in May 1952, which was attended by over 350
members and guests o f the Society, prompted the
Council to investigate the possibility of holding
an annual Dinner for members o f the Society.
The Council have decided to proceed with the
project as an experiment and the Dinner will be
held at the Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dublin on 26th
November next, the date o f the Ordinary General
Meeting. The charge to include wines served
with the meal will be 30/- per head. Forms of
application for tickets will be sent out to members
before October next.
The room will not hold
more than 220 and members who wish to obtain
tickets are advised to complete and return applic
ations with remittances without any unnecessary
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