The Gazette 1911-12

JUNE, 1911!

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

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Hospital Patients. A the Northern Law Society stating that they had appointed a Sub-Committee to confer with the Committee of the Victoria Hospital, Belfast, relative to visits paid to patients by persons who alleged that they came upon behalf of Solicitors with a view to obtaining their instructions to act for them in legal proceedings, to which matter the Hospital Committee had drawn the attention of the Council. Certificate. An application by a Solicitor for liberty to renew his annual certificate was submitted, and was granted. Costs Committee. The following decisions upon queries were adopted :— 1. " The costs of grants of Letters of " Administration to deceased owners of " judgments registered against lands, " obtained for the purpose of making title " to such judgments upon their being paid " off, are not chargeable against the owner " of the lands." 2. "A Solicitor for a Vendor, who also " approves of the purchase deed upon behalf " of a judgment mortgagee who is a party " to the deed, is entitled to be paid by the " vendor the sum of £2 for such approval, " in addition to the scale fee on the purchase." letter in reply was read from

Legal Appointment. THE Lord v Lieutenant has appointed Mr. Francis Faris Cullinan, of Ennis, and 12 Trinity Street, Dublin, to be Crown Solicitor for the County of Clare, in the room of Mr. John Cullinan, resigned.

Commissioners to Administer Oaths THE Lord Chancellor has appointed the following to be Commissioners to administer Oaths :— James A. Aiken, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Kesh, Co. Fermanagh. Richard Jackson, Bank Manager, Charleville, Co. Cork. Obituary, MR. JOHN PLUNKETT, Solicitor, Dublin, died upon the 24th May, 1911, at his residence, 31 York Road, Rathmines, Co. Dublin. Mr. Plunkett, who served his apprentice ship with the late Mr. Ambrose Plunkett, and with Mr. John O'Sullivan, 22 Wellington Quay, Dublin, was admitted in Trinity Sittings, 1904, and practised at 22 Wellington Quay, Dublin, in partnership with Mr. John O'Sullivan (who carries on the business), under the style of Ambrose Plunkett and Co. Solicitor Seeking Call to the Bar. THE Statutory Committee having reported upon the application of Mr. Arthur Coughlan, Solicitor, to have his name struck off the Roll in order to enter as a law student of the King's fnns, with a view to seeking call to the Bar, the Lord Chancellor has made an order in compliance with the recommendation contained in the report of the Committee, directing the name to be struck off the Roll at the request of the applicant. Mr. Coughlan was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1901, and practised at Mitchels- town, Co. Cork.

Council Meetings. MEETINGS of the Council will be held upon

June 7th and 28th. July 12th and 26th.

Committee Meetings. THE following Committee meetings were held during May :— Court of Examiners, 1st. Gazette, 8th. Land Act, 8th. Costs, 12th and 30th.