The Gazette 1958-61

furnishing bills of costs

in contentious and

rules which will be substituted for the Rules of The Supreme Court 1903. The Committee wish to submit a report to the Rules Committee before the new rules have been finally settled. LIST OF LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS as at ist March, 1960 A.—BOOKS PURCHASED All England Law Reports—Index, 1957-58 ; and (Noter-Up), 1936-58 ; Alien (Sir Carleton Kemp)— The Queen's Peace, 1953 ; Annual Practice, Vol. I, 1959 and Vol. II, 1958 ; Anson— Law of Contract, zist Edn., 1959; Archbold— Criminal Practice and Pleading, 34th Edn., 1959. Barker and Halberstam— The Formation of Private Companies, 1959; Blyth— Analysis of Snell's Equity, I4th Edn., 1929; Bowstead— "Law of Agency, izth Edn., 1959; Butterworth— Costs Handbook, 1960. Catholic Directory (England), 1960; Chislett— Affiliation Proceedings, 1959; Criminal Case and Comment, 1959; Current Law (Bound Volume), 1958 ; Current Law Citator, 1947-1958. Deane & Spurling— Elements of Conveyancing, 3rd Edn., 1920; Delany— Law of Charities in Ireland, 1956 (Replacement); Deale— Law of Land lord and Tenant, 1953 (Replacement); Devlln— The Criminal Prosecution in England, 1960; English and Empire Digests— Replacement Volumes—Vols. 4 and 5 (Bankruptcy); Vol. 28 (Income Tax to Injunction) ; Fair Trade Commission— dth Annual Report, 1958 ; Fifoot— Judge and Jurist in the Reign of Victoria, 1959; Ford— Unincorporated Non-Profit Associations, 1959; Franks— Limitation of Actions, 1959. Gale— Law of Easements, i3th Edn., 1959 (Two Copies) ; Glanville-Williams— Learning the Law, 6th Edn., 1957 ; Glanville-Williams— The Proof of Guilt, 2nd Edn., 1958; Goodhart— English Law and the Moral Law, 1955 ; Halsbury— Laws of England, Simonds Edition, Third Cumulative Supplement, 1959; Halsbury— Laws of England, Third Edition, Vol. 26 (Medicine to Mistake) ; Vol. 27 (Money to National Insurance); Vol. 28 (Negligence to Partnership); Vol. 30 (Pleading to Public Authorities'), 1959; Hensey— The Health Services ofIreland, 1959 ; Hughes- Parry— The Sanctity of Contracts in English Law, 1959 ; Hudson— Law of'Building Contracts, 8th Edn., 1959. International Bar Association, -jth Conference Report, Cologne, July, 1958 ; Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland Handbook, 1959 ; Indermaur — Manual of Practice, loth Edn., 1919; Ireland— Companies, 37 -th Annual Report, 1958 ; Ireland— Ddil Eireann—Index to Debates (1948-54) ; Ireland— Index to Statutes (1922-1958); Ireland— Finance Accounts, 84

non-contentious matters. Standardisation of the common clauses in agreements (as distinct from the special stipulations as to title) and their adoption by the profession under copyright by the Law Society. A uniform size for deeds, Court forms and paper used in solicitors' offices for notices, affidavits and briefs which would be suitable for filing, photo copying, etc. The extension by solicitors to colleagues by mutual arrangement of facilities with a view to saving unnecessary copying of documents. The best known example is the practice of furnishing a carbon copy of requisitions on title for use by the vendor's solicitor. With the advent of modern typewriters capable of producing upwards of six carbon copies at a time such facilities might be extended to the pooling of resources in litigation so that each solicitor by agreement with his opposite number would supply the requisite number of extra copies of documents originating in his own office. As regards the matters under head 2, it appears to the Council that the Rules of Court and practices in various Government offices ought to be amended with a view to avoiding the necessity of personal attendance in matters which could be dealt with quite satisfactorily by the use of the telephone and the postal service. Examples are : The extension by the Revenue Commissioners of facilities for transmission of deeds by post to Dublin Castle for stamping. These facilities are now available to country solicitors but have not been extended to Dublin. The substitution of adhesive for impressed stamps in documents filed in the High Court. The amendment of the Rules of Court to provide for the filing and issue of summonses, pleadings and other documents by registered post instead of personal attendance. The service of all documents issuing from the Courts by registered post instead of personal service where the document is to be served on a solicitor on record for the other party. The transmission of deeds and memorials by registered post to the Registry of Deeds for registration. The committee invites suggestions from Bar Associations and individual practitioners on the matters within their terms of reference. No suggestion will be rejected merely because it seems revolutionary or unusual. The matter is rather urgent as the Superior Courts Rules Committee is at present engaged in the final revision of the new