The Gazette 1967/71

U.C.G. There is a full course of lectures given in com mercial law. Lectures are given each alternate year on criminal law and practice and the law of evi dence because they are subjects for the LL.B. degree examination. They are not regular subjects and the college enquire whether the Society wish to have a regular annual course provided. We are informed that about half a dozen solicitors' apprentices take lectures in the aforementioned subjects. T.C.D. Courses on criminal law and procedure and also on the law of evidence are given. Both these courses are of three terms duration and solicitors' apprentices are entitled to attend them on a volun tary basis on payment of the appropriate fee. There is no course on commercial law and in surance law but many of the topics touching on these subjects are included in three term course on the law of personal property. SUMMER LAW SCHOOL Leyden-Amsterdam-Columbia Programme in American Law To be held in Leyden University from 1st July to 26th July, 1968 The course is open to Lawyers and advanced law students. The course is designed to provide the general introduction to the American Legal System with emphasis on areas of particular interest to Euro pean Lawyers. Each participant must take the courses in Legal Method, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure and Corporations. In addition, each participant may register for as many of the other courses as he desires, but must register for at least two of the optional courses. The elective courses consist of Conflicts, Taxa tion, Trusts, Urban Planning. Details in relation to the course may be had from :—

with the rules of court. In such cases, of course, date of payment is determined by the date on which the request, properly completed, is relodged with the accountant. Amendment of these forms, either by correspondence or at the public counter creates extra work for the accountant and his staff and can, frequently, delay the process of dealing with applications which conform in the first ins tance. Contrary to the belief of some practitioners money lodged in court with the defence is not placed on deposit account in the bank, as a re quest for payment out may be received any time after the plaintiff receives notice of such lodgment and consequently no deposit interest may be earned. The only monies which the Department receives from the accountant's office are the fees collected pursuant to Part IV of the Supreme and High Court (Fees) Order 1966. COUNTY LAOISE SOLICITORS' BAR ASSOCIATION At the Annual General Meeting of the above held recently the following officers and committee were elected for the coming year, President: A. J. Sheedy; Hon. Treasurer : W. J. Ryan; Hon. Sec retary : James E. Cahill; Committee : E. T. White, John G. Bolger, George J. P. O'Sullivan and James E. B. Skelly. COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITABLE DONATIONS & BEQUESTS BOARD MEETINGS (Hilary Term—1968) Tuesday 5th March, 1968 19th 2nd April, „ SOCIETY OF YOUNG SOLICITORS The Spring Seminar will be held on the 30th and 31st March next at the Royal George Hotel, Limerick. Members will by now have received Circulars with full details of the lectures etc. Further application forms can be obtained from the Treasurer, 15 Braemor Park, Dublin 14. A very informative lecture was delivered by the Taxing Masters, Master Kennedy and Master O'Reilly on "Costs and Taxing" on Wednesday, the 24th January in Buswells Hotel. Due to the fact that there are now 43 different publications available, it has been decided to with draw, not later than 1st April next, the first three publications, namely :— 1 Hire Purchase and Credit Sales 4/-By Post 4/9 73

Prof. T. Koopmans, Leyden University, Gravensteen, Pieterskerkhof 6.

DELAYS IN THE ACCOUNTANTS OFFICE Normally, when a request for payment for monies out of court is made payment is made, within 7 to 10 days of receipt of the request. In a large number of cases, estimated at nearly 40 per cent, of the total, requests have to be returned to the applicants' solicitors for amendment to conform