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accordingly Section 9 of the Act, which conferred such power on the Board, was repugnant to the Constitution, l he function of the Board was to investigate the circum- stances to see whether the necessary conditions existed. If they did, the Board could make an order. In his view, this was an administrative and a judicial func- tion. The Board was not called upon to decide on or arbitrate between opposing interests nor to decide as between competing situations which was in the interests of the child. Mr. Justice Butler held that the plaintiffs were not entitled to any of the declarations or to the relief and order sought. He said he would make no order as to costs at the moment. [Re 2 v Adoption Board and Attorney-General; Butler J.; unreported; 25 October 1974.] and will share the Second Year course in Tort with Mr. Osborough. Member of Staff on leave of Absence Mr. Niflis. Visiting Professors It is expected that Professor J. J. Murphy, B.A. (Har- vard), J.D. (Boston), LL.M. (Illinois), Professor of Law in the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, will he with us for the second and third terms. Professor Murphy has particular interests in Contract and Family Law and has also a special interest in the Watergate and Impeach- ment issues of 1974. All these interests will he reflected in his teaching with us. Arrangements are under nego- tiation for a visit in the third term from a professor in the University of Wiirzburg and it is hoped that an announcement can shortly be made. Additional New Appointment Mr. Eugene P. Fanning, B.C.L. Mr. Fanning will lecture in Real Property and in Jurisprudence.

However, apart from that he did not consider the right conferred by the Act of 1931 to be such a right as was envisaged by the Constitution, even if its existence in 1937 were capable of enshrining it in the Constitution which he doubted. Furthermore, if it was a right, it was the child's, a right to be legitimated, and as such it existed until an adoption order was made. Thereupon, the contingent right was exchanged for the actual legitimacy conferred by the Act. In the event he held that by virtue of the provisions of Section 29 (1) of the Adoption Act, the Legitimacy Act, 1931, did not apply to the child in the present case and the section was not invalid having regard to the provisions of the Consti- tution. It was lastly submitted on behalf of the plaintiffs that the decision whether or not to make an adoption order was the exercise of a judicial power or function and that

U.C.D. FACULTY OF LAW STAFF CHANGES Promotions Dr. J. C. Brady has been appointed Statutory Lecturer in the Law of Property and Equity. Mr. W. N. Osborough has been appointed Statutory Lecturer in Law.

Dr. Brady will henceforth be in official charge of all matters relating to the courses in Property and Equity, and Mr. Osborough will take charge of matters relating to Tort, Evidence and Penology.

New Appointment Finbarr Murphy,

B.C.L., LL.B.,

Dip.Eur.Integr.

(Amsterdam). Mr. Murphy will be in general responsible for courses in European Law. In the coming session he will be responsible for the new Third Year option in this field and in subsequent sessions will take part in a more extended teaching programme. On leave from the University of Bristol Clive R. Symmons, LL.B. (Bristol), Dip.Ed. (Oxon), Barrister. Mr. Symmons has specialised interests in Tort and Public International Law and has taught both subjects at the University of Bristol. Here he will be responsible for the Third Year option in Public International Law

P R O F E S S OR Ci. J. H A N D (Dean of the Faculty)

27th September 1974 Promotion of Officials in Superior Courts

Mr. David Munro is an Examiner in the Chancery- Examiner's Office. Mr. Gerard Frewen has been appointed Assistant Registrar, High Court. Mr. Sean O Broin, of the Faxing Master's Office, has been appointed an Assistant Registrar, High Court.

Mr. O hUiginn, former Probate Officer, has been appointed Registrar to the Supreme Court, in suc- cession to Mr. L. F. Branigan, retired. Mr. Patrick Waldron has been appointed Probate Officer. Miss Stephanie de Cleir is now a Registrar in the Central Office, High Court.

Dublin Solicitors Bar Association The Council and Officers elected at the annual general meeting of the Association held on 28 October 1974 for the year 1974-75 were : President: Patrick Golden. Vice-President: David R. Pigot. Hon. Secretary : Andrew F. Smyth.

Hon. Treasurer : Carroll Moran. Hon. Auditors: Patrick Glynn and Peter McMahon. Members: Miss Maeve O'Donoghue, Mrs. Moya Quinlan, John F. Buckley, Joseph G. Finnegan, John P. A. Hooper, Thomas Jackson, Rory O'Donnell, Colm Price and Lawrence K. Shields. 249