The Gazette 1952-1955

documents. On a report from a Committee the

Council held that this amounted to a personal

undertaking by AB to pay CD’s costs.

Appointment o f Notaries Public

Secretary reported that he had received a

letter from the Registrar to the Chief Justice stating

that his Lordship has issued a direction that future

applicants for appointment as Notaries Public shall

serve notice o f the application on the Society.

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9th. The President in the Chair. Also present:

Messrs. John Carrigan and James J. O’Connor,

Vice-Presidents; Sean () hUadhaigh, Patrick R.

Boyd, John R. Halpin, Dermot P. Shaw, John

Maher,' Thomas A . O’Reilly, Francis J. Gearty,

Joseph Barrett, Barry M. O’Meara, Cornelius J.

Daly, Arthur Cox, Patrick F. O’Reilly, Ralph J.

Walker, George G. Overend, Joseph P. Tyrrell,

John J. Sheil, Gerald J. O’Donnell, Desmond R.

Counahan, Francis Lanigan, John J. Nash, Reginald

J . Nolan, Desmond J. Collins.

The following was among the business trans

acted :—

Lecturer on Conveyancing and General

Practice

Council approved a report from a Committee

settling the terms o f an advertisement inviting

applications from solicitors for the above office

which appears in this issue o f the Gazette.

“ Solicitors and Estate Agents ”

Council considered a report from a Committee

on the use by solicitors o f the words “ solicitors and

estate agents ” on their office notepaper. The Council

held that the use of the words “ estate agents ” in

conjunction with the word “ solicitors ” on office

notepaper is contrary to professional etiquette.

Civil Liability Bill, 1952

ill provides that where the negligence of a

plaintiff has contributed partly to damage caused

blame should be apportioned between the plaintiff

and the defendant according to the Admiralty Rule.

It is also proposed to amend Section 4 of the Tort

feasors Act 1951 by providing that if all the tort

feasors liable are not before the Court the Judge

or the jury ma apportion among the persons who

are before the Court unless the Judge directs the

addition o f any other person or persons as parties.

A copy o f the r ill was received from the Department

of Justice for the Council’s observations.

The

Council approved in principle of the Bill. The

Secretary was directed to write to the Department

conveying the approval o f the Society and also

suggesting that the Bill should, if possible, make

provision for third party procedure in actions for

tort as well as for contract as at present.

Court fees for photostat copies o f Grants

o f Probate and Administration

a eport from a Committee the Council decided

to make representations to the Minister for Justice

on the subject o f the fees now charged for issuing

a number o f sealed and certified copies o f Grants

o f Probate or Administration required for pro

duction to registrars o f limited liability companies.

A photostat copy o f a grant without the seal may

now be had for 5/6d. but registrars o f joint stock

companies will not accept it. In England sealed

and certified photostat copies may be had for 1/-

each. The fee charged by the Irish Probate Office

for a sealed and certified photostat copy is n/6d.

It was decided to make representations to the

Department o f Justice that where a number of

sealed and certified photostat copies o f the grant

only are bespoken together the fee for each should

not exceed 1 /- as in England.

VACANT LECTURESHIP

Council invite applications from solicitors

o f not less than seven years standing for the post

o f lecturer on the practice o f conveyancing and the

general practice of a solicitor’s office. Salary £250

per annum. Particulars may be obtained from the

Secretary. Applications will be received until 23rd

May, 1953.

NOW ON SALE

CALENDAR AND

LAW