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The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
[NOVEMBER, 1909
Court of Examiners.
A report was submitted from the Court of
Examiners upon applications from two Law
Clerks for liberty to be bound under Section
16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898.
It
was resolved that one of the applications be
granted, and that the other be refused.
Annual Report.
A Committee was appointed to prepare the
Annual Report of the Council.
October 20th.
The late Lord Justice FitzGibbon.
The President referred, in sympathetic
terms, to the death of Lord Justice Fitz
Gibbon, which had occurred since the last
meeting of the Council, and the following reso-
tion was unanimously adopted :—
Resolved.—" The
Council
of
the
In
corporated Law Society of Ireland, having
learnt with profound regret of the death of
the Right Hon. Lord Justice FitzGibbon,
desire on behalf of the Solicitors' profession
to bear testimony both to the high judicial
character of the late Lord Justice, and also
to the uniform courtesy and consideration
which their profession ever experienced at
his hands. The Council desire to express to
Mrs. FitzGibbon and to the members of the
family their deep and sincere sympathy."
Four Courts, Stamp Office.
It was directed that suggestions from the
Council for the better arrangement of the
Four Courts Stamp Office be conveyed to the
Chief Assistant in the office.
University College, Cork.
Letters were
submitted
acknowledging
receipt of the resolution of the Council upon
the subject of the appointment of a Solicitor,
resident in Cork, to the office of Professor of
English Law in University College, Cork.
Finance Bill.
Amendments made in Committee on the
Finance Bill and notices of amendments to
be moved on Report Stage were further
considered.
Arrangement
Matters.
A report from the Bankruptcy Committee
was submitted, dealing with the letter from
the Solicitors for the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Ireland as to the relative
rights of Solicitors and Accountants
in
arrangement matters out of Court. The
report was fully discussed, and the Secretary
was directed to reply, stating that, in the
opinion of the Council, in all cases of arrange
ment with creditors out of Court, a Solicitor
should have the general conduct of the busi
ness, from and including the convening of the
initial meeting of creditors to the completion
of the arrangement; the Accountants engaged
transacting all the usual accountancy work,
such as the investigation of
the Debtors'
books, the ascertainment of his assets, the
preparation of statement of affairs, and
reports thereon
to be submitted to
the
Creditors.
Court of Examiners.
A report was submitted from the Court of
Examiners upon applications from three Law
Clerks for liberty to be bound under Section
16 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1898.
It
was resolved that the three applications be
refused.
Council Meetings.
MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon
the following dates :—
November 3rd and 17th.
December 1st, 8th and 15th.
Committee Meetings.
THE following Committee Meetings were held
during October :—
Court of Examiners, 1st and 19th.
Trustee, 12th and 19th.
Bankruptcy, 15th.
Education, 22nd and 27th.
Report, 25th.
Library and Finance, 29th.
Ballot for Election of Council.
THE ballot for the election of the Council
will take place in
the Secretary's office,
between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and
1 o'clock p.m. on Monday, the 22nd day of