The Gazette 1952-1955

Vol. 47 No. 9

March 1954

T H E G A Z E T T E o f the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF TRET.AND

President J oseph B arrett

Vice-Presidents J ohn J. N ash J ohn R. H alpin

Secretary E ric A . P lunkett

FO R C IR C U L A T IO N A M O N G M E M B E R S

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL i 8 th F ebruary : The President in the Chair ; also present:—Messrs. John J. Nash and John R. Halpin ; Vice-Presidents, Francis J. Gearty, James J. O’Connor, Peter E. O’Connell, John Maher, Francis J. Lanigan, Charles J. Downing, John B. Jermyn, Thomas A . O’Reilly, James R. Quirke, Cornelius J. Daly, Ralph J. Walker, John J. Sheil, Derrick M. Martin, Desmond J. Mayne, Patrick R. Boyd, Desmond J. Collins, George G. Overend, Niall S. Gaffney, William J. Norman, Gerald J. O’Donnell, John Carrigan, Henry St. J. Blake, Reginald J. Nolan, George Nolan, Patrick F. O’Reilly, Joseph P. Tyrrell, Edmond Hayes, Sean O hUadhaigh, Nathaniel Lacy. The Council passed a vote of condolence with the widow and relatives of their colleague, the late Mr. Gerald J. O’Donnell. The following was among the business transacted : Solicitors to Local Authorities. R epresentations were received on the subject o f the inadequate salaries paid to solicitors acting for local authorities as compared with other professional

men. A Committee, which considered the matter, reported that the Council should take the matter up with the Department o f Local Government. The Committee’s report was adopted. Insurance Brokers undertaking Solicitors’ Work. T he Council considered a report from a Committee on the following facts : Insurance brokers dealing with a third party claim on behalf o f the insured informed the insured that they were willing to apply to the insurers o f another vehicle involved in the accident for the damage done to their insured’s car and for consequential loss. The insured subsequently instructed a solicitor to do this work. The report o f the Committee, which was adopted, recommended that the Society should write to the insurance brokers stating that their action appeared to be unauthorised and was open to objection as constituting an infringement o f solicitors’ privileges. Labourers Bill 1953. T he Bill which was a private measure (a) proposed to increase the figure o f £ 6 o mentioned in section i i (i) of the Labourers (Ireland) Act, 1906 to £500; 75