The Gazette 1949-1952

project for the advantage of the profession, of which he was a foremost member, and our personal sorrow at the loss of a loyal and warm-hearted friend ; that the President’s address be printed in the Society’s Gazette as an appreciation o f his work and character; and that our sympathy be .conveyed by the Secretary to his family in their bereavement. DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICE TO INTENDING HOUSE PURCHASERS, THEIR SOLICITORS AND TECHNICAL ADVISERS The Dublin County Council desire to direct attention to the provisions of the Council’s Building Bye Laws which stipulate that a person shall not let or occupy a new Dwelling-House un til:— (a) The drainage thereof shall have been made and completed. ( b ) Nor until the dwelling house shall, after examination, have been certified by the Council’s Surveyor to be in every respect fit for human habitation. Further information may be obtained from the Principal Building Surveyor, County Engineer’s Office, 6 Parnell Square, Dublin. J. D. W illiams , Runai Ionadach. 11 Cearnog Parnell, Baile Atha Cliath, 21 Meanfoir, 1950. PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE AS BETWEEN SOLICITOR ACTING FOR A PLAINTIFF AND THE DEFENDANT The following facts were recently submitted to the Council:— A. a solicitor, was consulted by B., who was involved in a motor accident and instructed A. to represent him at the inquest. A. attended the inquest at which he was the only solicitor present. He subsequently received instructions from an insurance company to look after their interests and to defend any criminal proceedings arising out of the accident. C., another solicitor, was instructed by the next of kin of the deceased and wrote to B. stating that his clients would hold him liable for damages. The insurance company notified C. of their interest. C. again wrote to B. requesting him to call at his office. On A ’s. advice, B. ignored this communication. C. subsequently wrote to B. again in the following terms ;—

“ Following my letter o f the 27th ultimo, there has been more than ample opportunity for you to call in the meantime and do something just. I suggest that you call and see me as soon as possible, in which event I am prepared to meet you half way, and unless I am mistaken, it would be a relief to your own mind to have the matter amicably settled.” The Council were of the opinion that even assum­ ing that C. was not aware that B. was represented by a solicitor, the last letter was improper and should not have been written, and that C. should not have invited B. to call to his Office. RENTS AND LEASEHOLDS COMMISSION The above Commission has been set up by the Government with the following terms of reference:— 1. To inquire into the working of the Rent Restrictions Acts, 1946 and 1949, and to report whether, in the opinion of the Commission, those Acts should be continued in force, and, if so, whether they should be extended or restricted in their appli­ cation, or amended in any way. 2. To investigate and report whether it is necessary or desirable to control the rents of furnished dwell­ ings and, if so, what legislative provision should be made for that purpose. 3. To inquire into the working of Part V o f the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931, as amended and extended by the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1943, and to report whether, in the opinion of the Commission, that enactment should be amended in any way.” The Society has been invited to submit a memor­ andum o f evidence on the matter referred to in the Tribunal. Local Bar Associations and individual members of the Society are invited to write to the Secretary setting out any matter which they think should be incorporated in the evidence to be sub­ mitted by the Society. EXAMINATION RESULTS THE INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND A t the Preliminary Examination for intending apprentices to solicitors held on the 3rd and 4th days o f October, the following passed the examin­ ation and their names are arranged in order of merit:— 1. John Edward MacCurtain ; 2. Donough Brian

McDonough; 3. Patrick Jeremiah Gardiner; 4. Edward Joseph Duffy ; 5. Maurice Joseph Phelan ; 6. James J. O’Sullivan, 31