The Gazette 1949-1952

July, 1949

Vol. 43 No. 3

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SO C IETY OF IRELAND

President

Vice-Presidents

Secretary

P atrick R. B oyd

E ric A. P lunkett .

J oseph T yrrell J oseph B arrett

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL 9TH J une , 1949. The President in the Chair. Also present: Messrs. Joseph Tyrrell, V .P., Joseph Barrett, V .P., Sean O hUadhaigh, William J. Norman, Daniel O’Connell, James R. Quirke, Derrick M. Martin, Roger Greene, Dermot P. Shaw, Henry St. J. Blake, Gerald J. O’Donnell, Patrick F. O’Reilly, Thomas A. O ’Reilly, Henry P. Mayne, Arthur Cox. The following was among the business transacted: Budget Resolutions T he Secretary reported that a letter had been written on behalf o f the Society to the Minister for Finance, pointing out the difficulties in the practice o f conveyancing which would be caused by Sections 24 to 27 o f the Finance Bill, 1949, and that it was probable that these sections would also lead to further delay in the assessment o f stamp duties. It was ordered that a copy o f the letter should be sent to each solicitor who is a member o f Dail fiireann. Land Registry costs I t was ordered that an application should be made

to the Land Registration Rules Committee seeking an amendment to the Land Registration (Solicitors’ Costs) Rules, 1947, by the substitution o f thirty- three and one-third per cent, for twenty-five per cent, therein as the permitted increase in the scale fees under the Land Registration Rules, 1937. It was also decided to ask the Committee to amend the Schedule to the 1937 Rules (relating to the costs of voluntary transfers) so as to allow the costs to be charged in detail under Schedule 2, in cases where the value o f the land transferred is less than £1,000. High Court Costs and Commissioners’ fees I t was decided that an application should be made to the Superior Court Rules Committee for an amendment o f the rules to enable the Taxing Masters to allow travelling and subsistence expenses to country solicitors attending Dublin for the trial o f actions in the High Court. It was also decided to apply to have Commis­ sioners’ fees increased by 50 per cent. 30TH J une , 1949. The President in the Chair. Also present: Messrs. Joseph Tyrrell, V.P., Joseph Barrett, V.P., William S. Hayes, Niall S. Gaffney, John Dundon, William J. Norman, Henry 15