The Gazette 1961 - 64

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The need for at least one continental language has now generally been admitted by our educators. We, in the legal profession, have yet to admit the need for some training in international law, which, as the world shrinks, becomes more and more necessary with every year that passes. There is no doubt whatsoever that this world confernce has given, for those, at any rate, who attended it, a considerable impetus to the establish ment of objectives to obtain world peace through the rule of law. One may be sceptical of the success of these objectives and one may be perhaps confused as to how these objectives may, in the future, be achieved, but it is true to say that there is no doubt that, after attending this conference, one is not as sceptical nor as confused as one was before. Neither is there any doubt that it is the intention of the sponsors of the conference to press forward vigor ously on the lines directed by the conference. How this is to be done remains to be seen. There is a long road ahead and the end may never be reached. It has to be admitted that, in the last result, final success can only be achieved when the governments of the world agree to use the international court of justice to settle disputes. At present this can be no more than an ideal, a Utopian hope. But at any rate a beginning has been made. JOHN CARRIGAN. THE DISTRICT COURT The District Court Rules Committee, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, have made rules, to come into operation on 2nd March, 1964, revoking the existing rules relating to Default and Special Default procedures for the recovery of a Debt or Liquidated Money Demand and prescribing new procedures for the marking of Judgment in the Office in such cases. Further Rules, which come into operation on the same date, have also been made, regulating the practice and procedure of the District Court, in relation to proceedings founded on Hire Purchase Agreements, for the recovery of possession of goods solely or together with any other claim and prescribing forms of Civil Process and Decree relating thereto in compliance with the provisions of the Hire Purchase Acts. It is anticipated that these statutory instruments will be available for purchase from the Government publications Sale Office, towards the end ofNovember, 1963, and the attention of Members is drawn to these new rules so that they may avoid over purchasing all the forms presently in use in relation to the default and special default procedure and in addition the present forms of ordinary Civil Process and Ordinary Decree as both of the latter will on the coming into operation of the New Rules, have only limited application.

DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS BOARD MEETINGS MICHAELMAS TERM—1963 Tuesday 8th October, 1963 zznd „ „ 5th November, 1963 i9th „ „ 3rd December, „ 17th DUBLIN SOLICITORS' BAR ASSOCIATION

At the Annual General Meeting of the above Association the following officers and Council were elected for the year 1962/63 : President, Mr. Synge Millington; Vice-President, Mr. Michael Farrelly ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ernest Margetson ; Plan-Treasurer, Mr. Edmund O'Sheil. Council: V. Woulfe, E. Byrne, K. Burke, R. Knight, G. A. Williams, G. Doyle, P. McMahon, A. O'h-Uadhaigh and M. Kenny. SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY AUTUMN MEETING AT CARLOW 28th September, 1963 Results Challenge Cup and President's Pri%e: G. M. Doyle (20) Dublin—44 pts.; J. O'Donnell (12) Kilkenny— 40 pts. Ryan Challenge Cup: W. J. Ryan (14) Abbeyleix— 39 pts.; E. W. Hughes (13) (Graignenamanagh)— 38 pts. Member more than 30 milesfrom Carlotv: D. Bell (i 5) Dublin—37 pts. Besf ist Nine: D. J. Collins (n) Dublin)—21 pts. Best znd Nine: P. J. Gearty (n) Longford—21 pts. Best of 3 cards by Lot: J. J. Breen (8) Wexford— 36 pts. EXAMINATION RESULTS At the preliminary examination for intending apprentices to solicitors held on the 3rd and 4th days of September the following candidates passed : Rosemary Caine, T. Desmond Fleming, Michael A. Tormey. 3 candidates attended; 3 passed. At examinations held on the I3th September under the Solicitors Act 1954 the following candidates passed : First Examination in Irish: Colm A. Cavanagh, William Early, Laurence R. Egan, Pauline H. C.