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High Court measures costs in favour of the Law Society of Ireland at €350 per solicitor, where a firm of solicitors sought practising certificates backdated for two different years, but the relevant statutory instrument provided that the sum of €350 be charged in respect of each backdated certificate, on the grounds that the fixed sum per certificate could give rise to an injustice.
(Ex tempore judgment) Orders made on consent - order that solicitors' practising certificates be in force and entered in register of practising solicitors - section 48(3) of the Solicitors Act, 1954 - issue of costs - solicitors in default in relation to time limits - provision that sum of money be fixed by court as condition of order - s.25 of the Solicitors Amendment Act 1960 - jurisdiction as to costs - legal costs and administrative costs - practice of previous Presidents of the High Court - S. I. No. 561 of 2014 - sum of 350 euro as fixed by previous Presidents now fixed by statutory instrument - possibility of injustice if every solicitor in a practice were charged 350 euro because a person failed to get all applications in on time.
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