§ Mr. LYNNasked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that in the case of a domiciled Irishman who holds shares in a registered English company it is necessary to have the probate of his will resealed in England at considerable cost, although all duties payable to the Crown on his property have been already paid in Ireland; and whether he proposes to take steps to enable the grant of probate by the Irish Court to be acted on in England?
§ Sir GORDON HEWARTGrants of representation made in one part of the United Kingdom are operative only in respect of assets in that part. To avoid the necessity of a fresh grant being obtained in another part of the United Kingdom in which the deceased also possessed assets, provision was made by 20 and 21 Viet., c. 79, sec. 95 (as to Ireland), and by 21 and 22 Viet., c. 56, sec. 12 (as to Scotland), that grants made in those countries could be resealed in England and thereafter be of like force and effect and have the same operation in England as if they had been originally granted by the Court in England. I should be surprised to find that the "resealing" which is required involves "considerable cost," nor am I satisfied that Irish probates should be rendered effective in England without some sort of confirmation by the English Court.