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GAZETTE
JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 1986
thereon prior to the Thursday listing day in the know-
ledge that none of the dates following the second next
Tuesday have in fact been taken up. In preparation for
such a date he can ascertain in advance the risk of cases
already listed or at hearing continuing into the week of
the "second next Tuesday". Under this procedure it
seems probable that counsel will have had his brief in
hands for at least 14 days before the hearing of which
probably a minimum of two will be prior to the Thursday
call-over for the purpose of certifying that the case is
ready for hearing. Under this procedure counsel should
have 10 to 12 days notice of his own requirements and
commitments and a minimum of 5 days in which to
ascertain the pace and course of work in the non-jury
and other lists by which he may be affected so as to
determine whether to keep or return the brief. Likewise
a solicitor should have no less than 5 days in which to
brief an alternative counsel if the brief should be returned
to him. The 10 to 12 day length of notice to clients,
witnesses and counsel would seem to be not so long as to
be likely to be forgotten and not so short as to be
incapable of acceptable adjustments of other commit-
ments.
Applicants for adjournments out of the list of
allocated dates will be expected to inform the Court of
how the litigant party and witnesses are personally
affected by the change involved in an adjournment. The
Court will be careful to ensure that the litigants are
aware of the opportunity obtained of having a hearing
and of the loss of that opportunity and of the precise
alternative being chosen. Cases which are taken out of
the list of allocated dates simply for the reason that they
are not in fact ready should not be re-listed in any list
until certified as being ready.
•Mr. Justice Gannon is the senior ordinary judge of the High Court
and has charge of the non-jury list.
Comment. . . (continued from page 3)
research staff, is open to question. There is a crying
need for reform of Land Law and Conveyancing in the
State, a task which has been tackled in Northern Ireland
by the appointment of a special committee under the
chairmanship of Professor John Wylie. It is suggested
that the newly formed Commission might consider
operating through similar committees or working
parties headed by members of the Commission or its
staff with a view to enlisting the assistance of the most
experienced practitioners as well as those best qualified
to carry out academic research.
These reforms however will not achieve anything
unless proper arrangements are made for the processing
of the Commission's reports and draft legislation into
law. Consultation with Government departments must
take place before, not after, the publication of the Com-
mission's final report. Special arrangments should be
made to provide parliamentary time for the debating of
the draft legislation apart from the time normally
devoted to departmental legislation.
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