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guilty. On application that the State should pay
costs was adjourned until April, 1967. The judg
ment of the Court which was delivered in Octo
ber, 1967 referred to the transfer of jurisdiction
under the Judicature Act, 1877 as well as the in
herent jurisdiction under article 34 of the Consti
tution and the stated jurisdiction conferred under
the Courts (Supplemental provisions) Act, 1961.
The matter was fully considered and Kenny J.
held that the Central Criminal Court has power
in its discretion to award costs to an accused who
has been acquitted—Miss Brady's costs, limited to
nine days were awarded and no costs were awar
ded to the other five accused save two days argu
ment to Miss Dillon. (2nd October 1967).
DIARY OF EVENTS IN DECEMBER
4th—Federation
of
Professional Associations
Meeting in Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dawson
Street, Dublin, at 8.00 p.m. Lecture on
"The Professional in a changing Society"
by John Marsh.
8th—Irish Association of Jurists Meeting in the
Library of the Solicitors' Buildings, Four
Courts, Dublin, at 8.00 p.m. Lecture on
'Some Aspects of Constitutional Reform' by
C. Gavan Duffy, M.A., LL.B., Librarian to
the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
The chair will be taken by Professor R.
O'Hanlon, U.C.D. and the speakers to the
paper will be Mr. T. A. Conolly, S.C. and
Mr. Donal Barrington, Barrister-at-Law.
14th—Society of Labour Lawyers Meeting in
Clarence Hotel, Dublin, at 8.00 p.m. Mr.
Paul O'Higgins, Professor of Law at Cam
bridge University will speak to the Society.
Government of The Republic of Zambia
VACANT POST IN THE LAND REGISTRY
There
is a vacancy for the post of Assistant
Registrar of Lands and Deeds in The Republic
of Zambia. Any Member interested may apply to
The Secretary of The Society for further parti
culars, or write direct to :
Mr. H. B. Linehan,
Solicitor,
P.O. Box 69,
Lusaka,
Zambia,
•Africa?
HAGUE CONFERENCE OF PRIVATE
INTERNATIONAL LAW
The Permanent Bureau of the Conference require
a new Secretary. Applications must be submitted
to the Permanent Bureau before 1st January 1968
through
the Department of External Affairs,
Dublin.
EXAMINATION RESULTS
At the Preliminary Examination for intending appren
tices to solicitors held on the 6th and 7th September, the
following candidates passed: —
Raymond Cassidy, Johanna O'Conrior, Cathal O'Neill,
Trinette Ryan.
8 candidates attended: 4 passed.
At
the First Law Examination
for apprentices
to
Solicitors held on the 4th and 5th days of September
the following candidates passed: —
Passed with Merit
Richard J. Rice (B.A.), Deirdre Dargan (B.Soc. Sc.)
Passed
Anthony T. Burke, Patricia R. Canavan
(L.L.B.),
Nicholas J. Comyn, Murrough B. Connellan, Christine
McAuliffe Cuitin, Kevin P. A. Deane, Daniel M.
Gahan, John D. B. Gannon (B.C.L.), William C. Gavin
(B.A.), Denis A. E. Gleeson, Blayney C. Hamilton, Peter
S. Harrison, Andrew W. Healy, Caroline Hurley, Mar
garet T. M. Keating
(B.A., LL.B.), Michael Larkin,
Ellen M. E. Lynch, Terence W. Maginn, Mary Minch,
James Mohan, Desmond Carroll Moran, Patrick L.
Murphy, Patrick H. Murtagh (B.A. Mod.), Francis G.
McArdle, Roger W. A. MacGinley (B.A.), Michael A.
O'Hanrahan (B.A.), Raymond M.' O'Neill, Michael C.
Reilly, Louise Ryan, Mary T. Ryan, Oran C. Ryan,
Francis E.
Sowman, Thomas Tobin, Ernest F.
S.
Williams.
87 candidates attended: 36 passed.
The Centenary Prize was awarded to
Richard J. Rice (B.A.)
At the Second Law Examination for apprentices
to
Solicitors held on the 5th, 6th and 7th days of Septem
ber the following passed: —
Passed with Merit
Michael A. Foy.
Passed
Fergus E. Appelbe, Roger P. Ballagh, Patrick Cafferky
(B.C.L.), Joan E. Daly, Caibre Finan, Brian G. M.
Geraghty
(B.A., B.Comm.),
John McMahon Glynn
(B.C.L.), James W. Houlihan (B.A.), William A. James,
Martin A. Kennedy, Peter M. Maguire,
John H.
Matthews (B.C.L.), Oliver G. Matthews, James A. A.
Murphy, John F. Neilan, John T. D. O'Dwyer, Gerald
M. F. O'Keeffe, Dudley Potter
(B.A.), Avice M. A.
Redmond (B.C.L.), Edmund F. Seery
45 candidates attended: 22 passed.
The Patrick .O'Connor Memorial Prize for 1967 was
awarded to John Francis Hayes.
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