34 / 266
(/) that the minor adjustments in the Schedule
of costs of a lease at a rack rent already
made in the case of unregistered land
should be applied to registered land.
The deputation reported to the Council that there
was a difference o f opinion on the Committee on
the subject o f items
(a)
and (
b
). The principle of
the remaining proposals had been favourably
received, but no final decision had been reached.
It was ordered that a further Memorandum on
items
(a)
and (
b
) should be drawn up and submitted
to the Committee. A copy o f the original memo
randum submitted by the Society in support o f the
application is printed in this issue o f the
G
azette
;
Notepaper heading
T
he
attention o f the Council, having been drawn
to a case in which a solicitor was described on his
notepaper heading as “ Agent for the X Insurance
Company,” the Secretary was directed to write to
him stating that the Council disapprove of this
heading.
Law Clerks’ Joint Labour Committee
Messrs. Dermot P. Shaw, Mullingar, and Francis
J. Lanigan, Carlow, were appointed as members
of the Committee
Law Club o f Ireland
T
he
Secretary reported that he had received,
through the President, an offer from Messrs Brown
& Nolan Ltd. to present to the Society the panels
of stained or coloured glass in the company’s
premises in Nassau Street bearing the words
“ Law Club of Ireland, 179 1.” The Law Club formerly
occupied the entire o f these premises before moving
to Suffolk Street, and the premises were subsequently
occupied by Messrs. Hayes & Sons. It was ordered
that the Secretary should write thanking Messrs.
Brown & Nolan, and that arrangements should be
made with the Company to have the glass removed
and suitably placed in the-Solicitors’ Buildings.
6
th
N
ovember
,
1952. The President in the Chair.
Also present: Messrs. Desmond R. Counahan,
Vice-President; James R. Quirke, John Maher,
Ralph J. Walker, William J. Norman, Reginald J.
Nolan, Patrick R. Boyd, George G. Overend,
James J. O’Connor, Derrick M. Martin, John J.
Sheil, John Carrigan, Sean
C)
hUadhaigh, John R.
Halpin, Joseph Barrett, John B. McCann.
The following was among the business trans
acted :
Smoke Room for Members
T
he
Council adopted an estimate for the re
decoration of the room on the ground floor o f the
Solicitors’ Buildings, formerly used as a general
office. When the room has been redecorated, it
will be available as a smoke room for members,
but it may at times be necessary to use it for
consultations.
Code o f professional etiquette
T
he
Council considered a report from a Committee
on a letter received from a Bar Association suggesting
that the Society should prepare and issue to each
Solicitor a code o f professional conduct. In their
report, which was adopted by the Council, the
Committee did not consider it practical at the
present time to publish a code o f professional
etiquette.
The Council have not at present
statutory power to deal with a number o f matters
affecting professional conduct and practice. Powers
are being sought in the Solicitors’ Bill to make
regulations dealing with a number o f these matters.
It was decided to consider publishing in the
G
azette
lectures delivered by members o f the Council on
the subject of the rights, duties, and responsibilities
o f Solicitors.
Sale o f Solicitor’s Practice.
Liabilities o f
Vendor.
AB
agreed
to purchase the practice o f CD, who
retired from practice. Differences arose between
AB and CD about the purchase price. It was a
term o f the contract that AB should receive the
costs and discharge the liabilities o f the practice
down to the date o f the contract. CD took over
the office premises and property, but Continued,
practising under his own name. When CD took
over the practice, a sum o f £58 5s. n d . for costs
was due to an English firm o f solicitors, who had
been instructed by AB . CD subsequently instructed
the same firm on fresh business and the costs
due therefor were £44 15 s. 6d.
The English
solicitors held CD liable for the entire sum o f
£93 is. 3d. on the ground that he took over the
practice and that they were not concerned with
the arrangements between AB and himself. CD
admitted liability for the sum o f £44 15s. 6d. and
asked the opinion o f the Council whether as a
matter of professional etiquette, apart from the
question of legal liability, he should pay the entire
amount o f £93 is. 5d. or whether professional
etiquette would be satisfied by payment o f the
sum o f £44 15 s. 6d. being the costs due for the
work in which he personally instructed the English
solicitors.
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