The Gazette 1944-46

May 1945

Vol. 39 No. I

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

/ ice-President* : WILLIAM S. HUGGARD HUGH p. O'DONNELL

President: PATRICK F. O'REILLY

Secretary:

PLUNKETT

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ERIC

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. APRIL 27th. The President in the chair : Present : Messrs. W. S. Huggard, H. O'Donnell, S. 6. hUadhaigh, G. A. Overend, M. E. Knight, H. P. Mayne, C. G. Stapleton, D. O'Connell, F. J. W. Barley, E. M. FitzGerald, L. E. O'Dea, J. J. Smyth, J. P. Carrigan, J. B. Hamill, A. Cox, W. S. Hayes, W. J. Norman, Alex. S. Merrick, R. Greene, J. R. Quirke. The following were among the matters dealt with :— Right of Audience of Solicitors. IT was reported by a Committee that under the Unemployment Assistance (reference and reports to Court of Referees Regulations) Order 1934 (S. R. & O., 1934/124) the procedure to be foll owed by Courts of Referees on the consideration and examination of claims for Unemployment Assistance is to be the same as the procedure of Courts of Referees under the Unemployment Insurance Acts, 1920-33. By the Unemployment Insurance (Court of Referees) Amending Regula­

tions, 1921 (S. R. & O., 1924/594) it is provided that during the consideration by a Court of any claim the claimant may attend in person or be represented at the sitting of the Court by any person, not being counsel or solicitor, authorised by him. Having regard to these regulations, solicitors have not a right of audience before Courts of Referees either under the Unemployment Insurance Acts or the Unemployment Assistance Acts. The Committee report that solicitors are heard on appeals against the refusal of National Health Insurance. The Committee recommended that the Society should make representations with a view to securing a right of audience to solicitors in connection with both Unemployment Insurance and Unemployment Assistance appeals and the report was adopted. Solicitor for Offaly County Council. THE Council considered an advertisement by the County Manager for County Offaly for a solicitor to the County Council at remuneration on the basis of taxed professional fees, outlay and