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and the District Justices present, as well as the recently elected President of the Law Society; Mr. James Green replied suitably to this toast. Mr. Pigot, Claims Manager of C.I.E., in proposing the toast of "The Association", announced his imminent retirement, and stressed how much he had enjoyed the functions of the Association. Miss Thelma King, in replying, emphasised that the main purposes of the, Association was to assist Dublin solicitors as much as possible. The toasts were followed by a very pleasant musical evening to which several prominent artistes contributed. INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION The fifth International Course on European Integration organised in English by the, University of Amsterdam in close collaboration with the Netherlands Universities Foundation for Inter national Co.operation will be held from September 8, 1970, until May, 13, 1971. Participation in this course is open to young graduates with Sections for law, economics and political science. The present course has 31 participants coming from 17 countries. A prospectus is available in the library of the course. During the first term introductory tutorials and lectures on general problems of integration will be held, followed during the second term by lectures, seminars and conferences on specific problems, individual research and a study tour to the European Institutions. The lecturers in the course are both professors coming from various Dutch universities and experts who gained ex perience in the field of integration through their professional connections with the European Com munities, Benelux, O.E.C.D. etc. The legal section consists of courses in: (1) Community Law (i) Competition Principles of the E.E.C. (g) The legal and fiscal principles of Com panies in the, E.E.C. The tuition fee and social insurance premium amounts to 1160 Guilders. At the present rate of 8.60 Guilders to the Pound Sterling, this works out at approximately £135. Accommodation and travelling expenses are extras. Applications for Registration should reach the Registrar of the Netherlands Universities Foundation for Inter national Co-operation, 27, Molenstraat, The 92

Mr. Gavan Duffy has recently been appointed to the Executive, Committee of the British and Irish Irish Association of Law Librarians in London. In view of the small number of Irish law librarians, it was not feasible to form a separate Irish Association. An interesting decision restating the principles of undue influence if exercised by solicitors was give,n by Lord Mac Dermott, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, in the Belfast High Court on 9 October, 1969. A copy of the judgment is avail able in the Library. THAT TYPIST AGAIN:—"The case in favour of the Assignment is, of course that there was a bear legal estate outstaning in the fist Judgment Mortgage only". Member's Comment:—We wonder if a bear legal estate is something which can only vest in a bear trustee — or would that be a bull point? PRACTICE DIRECTION In the case of Kondor Plas Ltd. v. Honeywell Leasing Ltd., Mr. Justice Murnaghan, in giving judgment, gave the following direction on the 12th January 1970: — "I wish to say that in the future I will not enter tain any application under Rule I of Order 11 (relating to service out of the jurisdiction) unless the prayer in the affidavit grounding such appli cation refers to the particular sub-head of the said rule under which such application is made. I can only express the hope that the widest possible publicity, for the sake of the solicitors and Bar alike, be given to this decision pending my pro posed recommendation to the Superior Rules Committee that a specific rule of court be made to the same effect.

DUBLIN SOLICITORS BAR ASSOCIATION

There was a very

large attendance

in

the

Four Courts Hotel, on the occasion of the Annual Dinner of the Association on Saturday, 13 December, 1969. In proposing the toast of "Our Guests", the President of the Association, Mr. George Williams, welcomed in particular the President of the High Court, the Circuit Judges