The Gazette 1911-12

79

The Gazette of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.

JANUARY, 1912J

for the West Riding of County Cork, in room of the late Mr. W. 'J. Fitzgerald. Mr. O'Connell was admitted in Hilary Sittings, 1901, and practised at Skibbereen, County Cork. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has appointed Mr. Henry Murphy, Solicitor, to be Crown and Sessional Crown Solicitor for County Monaghan, in room of the late Mr. R. E. Bailie. Mr. Murphy was admitted in Easter Sittings, 1890, and practises at Clones, Co. Monaghan. Recent Decisions affecting Solicitors. (Notes of decisions, whether in reported or unreported cases, of interest to Solicitors, are invited from Members.) COURT OF APPEAL (ENGLAND). (Before Vaughan Williams, Buckley and Kenny, L.JJ.) Browne v. Black. December 5, 1911.— Solicitors—Bill of Costs — Delivery one month before action- Posting of Bill—" Sent by the post " — Computation of time. By Section 37 of the Solicitors (England) Act, 1843, and by Section 2 of the Solicitors (Ireland) Act, 1849, it is provided that " No " attorney or solicitor .... shall com- " mence or maintain any action or suit for " the recovery of any fees, charges, or dis- " bursements for any business done by such " attorney or solicitor, until the expiration of " one month after such attorney or solicitor " . . . . shall have delivered unto the " party to be charged therewith, or sent by " the post or left for him at his counting- " house, office, or dwellinghouse, or last- " named place of abode, a bill of such fees, " charges and disbursements," signed by such attorney or solicitor, or enclosed in or accompanied by a letter signed in either manner referring to such bill. In this case the appellant, Mr. J. W. Browne, Solicitor, had brought an action, which had been tried by the Common Sergeant, to recover against a client, Mr. Black, the amount of a bill of costs. The defendant raised the defence that no signed bill of costs had been delivered to him one month before the action was commenced,

New Members. THE following have joined the Society during December :— Armstrong, Owen H., 25 Clare Street, Dublin. Collins, Patrick J., Skibbereen. Connell, Robert G., Limavady. Henry, Hugh, Limavady. Moran, John, 32 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin. Obituary. MR. EDMOND M. MALONE, Solicitor (late of Belfast), died upon the 29th December, 1911, at Winnipeg, Canada. Mr. Malone was admitted in Trinity Term, 1862, and practised formerly in Antrim and subsequently in Belfast, up to the year 1906, when he retired. MR. ROBERT E. BAILIE, Solicitor, Castle- blayney, died upon the 30th December, 1911, at his residence, Shortstone, Dundalk. Mr. Bailie, who served his apprenticeship with the late Mr. George Twibill, 3 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin, was admitted in Trinity Term, 1870, and practised in Castle- blayney. He was appointed Crown Solicitor for County Monaghan in the year 1886, and occupied that position up to the time of his death. the following to be a Commissioner to administer Oaths :— John J. Burns, Sub-Postmaster, Mount- mellick. Legal Appointments. THE Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury have, under the National Insurance Act, 1911, appointed Mr. Joseph Glynn, Solicitor, to be Chairman of the Irish Insurance Commissioners. Mr. Glynn was admitted in Michaelmas Sittings, 1891, and practised at Tuam, Co. Galway. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has appointed Mr. Daniel M. J. O'Connell, Solicitor, to be Clerk of the Crown and Peace Commissioner to Administer Oaths. THE Lord Chancellor has appointed O'Connor, John, Crossmaglen. Simpson, D. Barbour, Lisburn.