Two reforms of great interest to both branches of the
legal profession were announced on Friday week. At a Council of the Judges of the Supreme Court it was decided to change the date of the beginning of the Long Vacation from August 13th to August 1st, and to begin the Michaelmas sittings on October 12th instead of October 24th. The change is one which has been long demanded by the Bar. At a meeting of the Law Society on the same day it was resolved by a large majority —1,169 members against 609 — to appoint a Committee to consider what steps the Society should take in safeguarding clients' money. The Committee, which consists of eleven highly respected and representative members of the profession, will inquire what rules shall be adopted by the Society as to (a) the method in which a solicitor should keep his own and his clients' accounts and the audit thereof; (b) the keeping and audit of trust accounts ; (h) the conduct of professional business ; (d) the formation of a guarantee fund. We warmly congratulate the Society upon the step which it has taken, a step which will increase its reputation with the public.
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