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Agency Allowance
Correspondence
received from
the Solicitors'
London Agents Association was considered
in
which it was suggested that agency commission
is no longer economic and that it should be dis
continued or allowed at a reduced rate. It was
decided that there should be no general recom
mendation
in
this matter. The allowance of
agency or the amount of the agency commission
is a matter for arrangement between individual
solicitors. It is
recommended that the position
should be made clear in the initial correspondence
between the solicitors concerned.
Circuit and District Courts Dun Laoire
Correspondence was received from the Depart
ment of Justice asking for the views of the Council
on a suggestion that permanent Circuit and Dis
trict Courts should be established in Dun Laoire.
It was decided to deal with the matter in the
context of the organisation of business generally
in South County Dublin and Bray and
the
matter was referred to the Dublin Solicitors' Bar
Association and the Wicklow Bar Association with
the request that the matter should be discussed
between them and the Dun Laoire solicitors.
Acceptance of Lodgment. Costs
The Council considered a report from a com
mittee on the costs allowed which are at present
limited to the costs incurred down to time of
payment into Court. It was thought reasonable
that where a plaintiff accepts a -lodgment he
should be entitled to the costs of the opinion of
counsel and a medical report to enable the client
to determine the adequacy of the lodgment having
regard to his injuries. The matter was referred
to the Society's representatives on the Superior
Courts Rules Committee.
THE MISSING LINK
Members who might be interested in binding
old copies of the Society's Gazette or who through
oversight or accident may have lost back numbers
of
the GAZETTE may have same by applying
to
the Secretary
of
the
Society,
Solicitors'
Buildings, Four Courts, Dublin,
7. Copies of
Volume 59 (1965) and earlier Volumes in so far
as
they remain available, will be furnished on
request.
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LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS
At a meeting of the Waterford Law Society
recently the following resolution was passed :—
"The members of the Waterford Law Society
being reluctant to pay increased contributions to
the Compensation Fund until effective means are
taken
to
eliminate
recurring defalcations
by
Solicitors, it was resolved that the Incorporated
Law Society be strongly urged to implement forth
with
the Accountants Certificate provisions of
Section 31 of the Solicitors' Act."
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SALE
Public Auction
and
Private Treaty,
Parcels of 50 @ £2-10-0 per parcel plus 2/6
postage per parcel are available and may
be purchase only from the Society. Orders
discharged as received.
COUNTY AND CITY OF LIMERICK
SESSIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
At the Annual General Meeting of the above
Association, the following Officers were elected :
President: Niall S. Gaffney; Hon. Treasurer, T.
E. O'Donnell; Hon. Secretary, Dermot O'Donovan
(Jnr.). Committee—Messrs C. C. McCutcheon,
W. Lee, M. C. Tynan, J. Dennison, J. Dundon.
COUNTY KERRY LAW SOCIETY
At the Annual General Meeting of the above
Society held at the Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee,
on Saturday, 4th December, 1965 the following
Officers and Committee were elected for the forth
coming year :
President, G. Baily; Vice-President,
D. E. Browne; Chairman, C. J. Downing; Secre
tary and Treasurer, D. Kelliher. Committee—G.
Baily, D. E. Browne, D. J. Courtney, W. A.
Crowley, H. J. Downing, C. J. Downing, J. J.
Grace, M. L. O'Connell, J. J. O'Donnell, J. S.
O'Reilly, M. O'Sullivan and D. Twomey.
SOUTHERN LAW ASSOCIATION
The following Officers have been elected for
the forthcoming year for the above Association :
President,
J. F. Foley; Vice-President,
J. B.
Jermyn; Hon. Treasurer, H. P. Kelleher; Hon.
Secretary, D. J. Moloney.