The Gazette 1909-10

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

QULY, 1909

Registration of Title.

The provisional rule under the Local Regis

tration of Title Act, giving the Registrar power

to award costs of applications made to him,

was referred to the Costs Committee for the

purpose of preparing and sending in a sug

gestion for the amendment of the

rule

before

it comes to be made a statutory rr.le, which

amendment

the Council considered

to be

desirable.

Unqualified Practitioner.

A letter was read from a member of the pro

fession enclosing writ issued by him on behalf

of a client against two defendants who are

brothers, and neither of whom is a solicitor,

also enclosing notice of appearance entered by-

one of the defendants on behalf of himself, and

also on behalf of his co-defendant. The letter

requested the Council to take such action in

the interests of the profession as they might

think desirable

in reference to

the act of

the defendant entering an appearance upon

behalf of a co-defendant.

It was decided to

proceed against the defendant who entered

the appearance.

Examinations.

A letter was read from the Solicitors' Ap

prentices' Debating Society making various

suggestions for the consideration of the Council

relative to the Courses for the Intermediate and

Final Examinations. The letter was referred

to the Court of Examiners.

Bankruptcy.

A report was submitted from the Bankruptcy

Committee upon the report of the Depart

mental Committee appointed in 1906, by the

President of the Board of Trade, upon Bank

ruptcy Law and procedure. The report of the

Bankruptcy Committee points out that the

report of the Departmental Committee is based

upon the statutes and procedure of England,

which differ materially from those of Ireland,

so that suggestions for improvements in the

one country are in many respects impracticable

or inexpedient in

the other. The Council

adopted the report, and directed that copies be

sent to the Secretaries of the Chambers of

Commerce of Dublin and of Belfast.

Costs Committee.

A report from the Costs Committee was

submitted ; and the decision of the Committee

upon the following query was adopted:—Under

which scales respectively should the costs of

the following leases be drawn—Lessees held

two plots of ground in Dublin under expired

leases as yearly tenants, at

the respective

adjusted rents of

£17 4.5.

id.,

and

£2 js. gd.

Upon the ground held at the larger rent,

and upon adjoining ground, the lessees had

built, without permission from lessor, valuable

buildings, the rateable value of which, together

with the rateable value of two other houses,

was about p£i6o per annum in 1900, after

which

the buildings were

included

the

valuation of all of lessees' premises at ^1020

per annum. The lessor has now granted a

lease of this plot of ground for 900 years at

^35 per annum. The premises held at the

lower rent consist of a plot of ground used by

lessees for storing coal. The lessor has now

granted a lease of this plot of ground for

900 years at ^10 per annum ;

the valuation

of this plot together with two adjoining plots

is ;£y per annum.

Both leases contain a

provision "that the lessees shall have power to

build on any part of the demised premises any

building of any class whatsoever."

It was decided that the costs of the lease at

the higher rent should be drawn under the

scale applicable to a long lease not at a rack-

rent, and that the costs of the lease at the

lower rent should be drawn under the scale

applicable to a lease at a rack rent.

June

30//;.

Stamp Office, Four Courts.

A letter in reply from the Inland Revenue

was read, which stated that the practice of

selling adhesive stamps and forms at the one

counter,

instead of at different counters at

either end of the large public office, is much

appreciated by those who require to purchase

stamps and forms at the same time, and that

it is not contemplated to reduce the Four

Courts Stamp Office staff below the number

employed there during the past year or two.

This letter and a further suggestion on the

matter from a member were referred to the

Court and Offices Committee.

Labourers (Ireland) Act.

The President

informed

the Council of

further consultations which had taken place

between the Local Government Board and

himself, relative to the new Order intended to

be issued under the Act regulating the remu

neration of Solicitors. The President stated

that his representations upon behalf of the

profession had been carefully considered by

the Board. The main difficulty arose through

the Board regarding the Act as imposing upon

them an obligation

to mimimize all legal

expense. The Council regard as important

the concessions which the President has ob

tained, and which are embodied in the Order.

The Order appears in this GAZKTTE.