The Gazette 1958-61

issued separately from the Gazette. A synopsis of the Rent Restrictions Act 1960 has been prepared and will be issued shortly. ASSOCIATION OF ATTENDERS AND ALUMNI OF THE HAGUE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CONGRESS, APRIL, 1961. The Hague Academy of International Law is probably the largest and best known body for the study of International Law in the world. It was founded under the auspices of the League of Nations, and its lecturers are drawn from the most dis tinguished international lawyers and diplomats, university lecturers and legal advisers to international institutions and government departments. The Academy's Association of Attenders and Alumni includes the Academy's most distinguished lecturers and attenders from all over the world. This year the Association's annual Congress is being held in Dublin on 24th-29th April and is a unique and important occasion for Irish lawyers. The general subject of the congress is "The New State in International Law", and two of the lecturers are being given by the Hon. Mr. Justice O'Dalaigh and Dr. S. Ehler of University College, Dublin. The congress gives a great opportunity to members of the legal profession to meet their colleagues from abroad, both at the working sessions of the congress and socially outside them. The visiting delegates are being received by An t-Uachtaran, Mr. de Valera. Associate membership of the congress is open to all members of the legal profession and their wives who would be interested in meeting any of the foreign delegates or in attending any of the functions of the Congress. The Associate membership fee of £i, should be sent to the Treasurer, Miss Neasa M. Gibbons, at 16 Dollymount Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin in advance of the Congress. DECISIONS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST Award of £87,000 rejected on appeal as too high for total paralysis — settlementfor £50,000 damages This was an action for personal injuries brought by the Plaintiff, a Solicitor, and who was paralysed virtually from his neck downwards, against the driver of the car in which he was a passenger (the first-named defendant), who collided with a Shell Tanker when passing it between Longford and Mullingar in November 1957. After the accident the first-named defendant was made a bankrupt and, of course, as under the Road Traffic Act, 1933, he 81

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Bere, Coachford, Dunmanway, Glengariff, Kinsale, Macroom, Millstreet, Schull and Skibbereen. The District Court Area of Cork City. The District Court Areas of Ballincollig, Blarney, Buttevant, Carrigaline, Castlemartyr, Castlc- townroche, Cobh, Fermoy, Kanturk, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown and Riverstown. The District Court Areas of Cahir, Cappoquin, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Clogheen, Clonmel, Dun- garvan, Killenaule, Lismore, Tallow, Tipperary and Youghal. The District Court Areas of Callan- Gowran, Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny, Kilmacthomas , Thomastown, Tramore and Waterford. The District Court Areas of Arklow, Ballycullane, Bunclody, Enniscorthy, Gorey, Muinc Bheag, New Ross, Rathdrum, Shillelagh, Tullow, Wexford and Wicklow.

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DISTRICT COURT (AREAS) ORDER, 1961 The effect of theDistrict Court(Areas) Order 1961— S.I. No. 5 of 1961—is to divide the State (apart from the Dublin Metropolitan District) into new District Court Areas, comprising 23 Districts, and to appoint places and times for sittings of the District Court. Details of the compositions of the new areas, which will come into force on the ist April, 1961, and of the places, days and times appointed for the sittings of the Court, are fully set out in the Schedule to the Order. This Order may be obtained from the Government Publications Sale Office, Henry St. Arcade, Dublin, for 4/6 (or 4/10, inclusive of post age). The District Court (Districts) Order, 1961—S.I. No. 6 of 1961—printed herein, may be obtained from the Government Publications Sales Office, for 6d. per copy. SYNOPSES OF STATUES It is intended to issue to members synopses of acts of particular interest to solicitors. These will be