The Gazette 1952-1955

Vol. 48 No. 3

July, 1954

THE GAZETTE o f the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND

President J oseph B arrett

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

Secretary

E ric A . P lunkett

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. ist J uly : The President in the Chair. Also present .-—Messrs. John J. Nash and John R. Halpin, Henry St. J. Blake, Niall S. Gaffney, Francis J. Lanigan, Patrick R. Boyd, Ralph J. Walker, Reginald J. Nolan, Cornelius J. Daly, John Maher, Peter E. O’Connell, Edmund Hayes, William J. Norman, Thomas A. O’Reilly, Francis J. Gearty, Sean O hUadhaigh, James R. Quirke, James J. O’Connor, John Carrigan, Joseph P. Tyrrell, Derrick M. Martin, Desmond J. Collins, Arthur Cox, George G. Overend, Desmond J. Mayne, Patrick F. O’Reilly, John J. Sheil. The following was among the business transacted : Lectures on Taxation. T he Council considered a report from the Court of Examiners on the syllabus of the new Course D,

for medical reports furnished in two cases. In the first case after proceedings had been issued the client informed member that he was attending the doctor and member wrote to the doctor for a report. The doctor wrote asking whether member would undertake to pay his fees for the examination and report, and member replied that he would send the doctor’s letter to his client who might be in a position to discharge the fee. The report was subsequently furnished. The case did not proceed and member received no costs. On the facts before them the Council decided that there was no express or implied undertaking by rhember to pay the doctor’s fee and that he was not liable. In the second case member acted for the applicant in a workman’s compensation case and informed the client that it would be necessary to obtain a medical report. Member subsequently met the doctor who stated that he would send the report. Member subsequently wrote to the doctor for the report but the question o f payment was not men­ tioned. The case was subsequently settled on payment o f a sum to the workman, and costs, but no provision was made for the doctor’s fee. The doctor held member liable to pay his fee

' and appointed the lecturer. Fees for medical reports.

A mem ber asked for the guidance of the Council as to his liability on a claim by a doctor for fees

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