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Maher, George G. Overend, Dinnen B. Gilmore,
Eunan McCarron, James J. O'Connor, James R.
Green, Robert McD. Taylor, Peter D. M. Prentice,
Thomas V. O'Connor, George A. Nolan, Desmond
J. Collins, John R. Halpin, Peter E. O'Connell,
James W. O'Donovan, John J. Sheil, William A.
Tormey, Francis J. Lanigan, John Carrigan, Niall S.
Gaffney, Brendan A. McGrath.
The following was among the business transacted :
Application under section 29 (2)
The Council on a report from the Court of
Examiners refused an application by a solicitor
admitted less than seven years for permission to
take an apprentice.
Solicitors Remuneration General Order, 1960
It was decided that a short brochure should be
published by the Society for the information of
members on the provisions of the above mentioned
general order. The text of the order was published
in the October-November issue of the Society's
GAZETTE.
Land Registration Rules
It was decided that an application will be made
to the Land Registration Rules Committee for
amendments in the Land Registration Costs Rules
inter alia,
giving effect to the provisions of the
Solicitors Remuneration General Order, 1960 in
regard to Land Registry conveyancing business to
which the commission scale fees do not apply, i.e.,
business other than completed sales, leases and
mortgages.
Sale of
weekly tenancy
A member acted for the vendor on the sale of
a weekly tenancy for £700. The work done included
the preparation of a contract of sale, the furnishing
of an abstract of title, replying to requisitions,
approving of draft deeds and having the engross
ment and memorial completed and registering the
deed in the Registry of Deeds.
The premises
comprised a lock-up shop with one room and two
additional rooms subsequently acquired under a
parol agreement. The tenant had rights under the
Landlord and Tenant Acts and the Rent Restrictions
Acts and enquired as to the proper basis of charge.
The Council adopted a report from a Committee
stating that the proper basis of charge in the absence
of election to the contrary by member is the com
mission scale fee.
Assistant solicitors.
Allowances
for
schedule E tax
A committee reported that the Revenue Com
missioners had given a ruling at the request of the
Society that the Compensation Fund contribution,
and registration fee on taking out a practising
certificate and membership subscription
to
the
Society will be allowed as deductions for schedule
E tax by assistant solicitors who pay these amounts
personally.
The Council directed that thanks be
given to Mr. Gerard Sweetman, T.D., who raised
the matter in the interests of the profession.
Temporary liquor licence
On a report from the committee the Council
stated that there is no objection to the taking by
a solicitor when acting for purchasers of a hotel of
a transfer of the hotel liquor licence into his own
name in special circumstances pending the final
transfer of the licence to the owners who are abroad.
EXTRAORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL
Pursuant to section 33 of the Solicitors (Amend
ment) Act, 1960, the Council appointed Messrs.
Charles Hyland, James B. McGarry and Desmond
Moran as extraordinary members of the Council
from the Council of the Dublin Solicitors Bar
Association.
Pursuant
to
the provisions of the Society's
Charter the Council appointed Messrs. Edmund
Hayes,
John B.
Jermyn, Dennis
J. Quinlan,
Cornelius J. Daly and Gerald Y. Goldberg as
extraordinary members of the Council from the
Council of the Southern Law Association.
COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL
Messrs. Charles W. Hyland, Desmond Moran and
Terence de Vere White were appointed as additional
members of the Registrar's and Compensation Fund
Committees.
Mr. James B. MacGarry was appointed as an
additional member of the Finance, Library and
Publications Committee.
Messrs. Cornelius J. Daly, Gerald Y. Goldberg,
and James B. MacGarry were appointed as additional
members of the Privileges Committee.
Messrs. Cornelius J. Daly, Gerald Y. Goldberg
and James B. MacGarry were appointed as additional
members of the Court Offices and Costs Committee.
DECISIONS OF PROFESSIONAL
INTEREST
Meeting—notice—validity of resolution.
(Companies Act, 1948 (n & iz Geo. 6, c. 83),