The Gazette 1958-61

JULY, 1958

Vol. 52 No. 3

THE GAZETTE of the INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND President JOHN CARRIGAN Vice-Presidents JOHN R. HALPIN, FRANCIS J. LANIGAN Secretary ERIC A. PLUNKETT

FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL The President in the Chair. Also present: Messrs. Desmond J. Mayne, William J. Comerford, James J. O'Connor, R. McD. Taylor, Peter E. O'Connell, Francis }. Lanigan, Reginald J. Nolan, G. G. Overend, N. S. Gaffney, George A. Nolan, John J. Shiel, Dermot P. Shaw, Ralph J. Walker, John R. Halpin, J. R. Quirke, P. R. Boyd, Thomas A. O'Reilly, A. Cox. The following was among the business transacted : Land Commission, Receivable Orders ON representations received from the Provincial Solicitors' Association it was decided to ask the Land Commission to include particulars of the relevant folio number on the receivable order. Client's privilege against disclosure MEMBERS acted for a client who left the country and subsequently wrote to members giving them his address confidentially with instructions not to disclose it. Proceedings were subsequently taken against the client by his wife and members were asked to accept service of proceedings and on their refusal the solicitors of the wife notified them that they would apply to the Court for liberty to sub– stitute service on members. Members asked for JULY 3RD :

the guidance of the Council as to whether they would be obliged to disclose their client's residence. The Council stated that the client's name or address should not be disclosed except on an order of the Court. Seanad Electoral Law Commission THE Council received a communication from the Commission asking them to submit evidence within the terms of reference of the commission, which broadly speaking are to make proposals for a new method of election to the Council within the framework of the Constitution of the Republic. The Council appointed a special Committee to deal with the matter. MEMBERS an insurance company concerning a case in which they acted for the claimant and in which the insurance company agreed in correspondence marked " without prejudice " on both sides to pay a sum in full settlement of the claim and costs without admission of liability. The claimants' solicitors accepted the offer in a letter marked " without prejudice." The insurance company subsequently submitted correspondence with " Without prejudice" settlement with insurance company