164 / 324
(a)
an additional 3/-d. is to be added to the first
column., i.e., if the debt is paid within 10 days of
the service of the process,
(b)
an additional 6/6d. is
to be added to the third column, i.e., if no notice is
served
(see
District Court Rules, 1955
(No. 2),
S.I. No. 84 of 195 5—page 18).
3. The table of solicitor's costs in cases of rate
summonses is increased in every case, whether
before or after entry, by an additional 3/-d.
(see
District Court Rules, 1955 (No. 2), S.I. No. 84 of
1955—page 21).
LAND REGISTRATION RULES 1956 (S.I.
NO. 271 OF 1956).
THESE Rules came into operation on ist November,
1956, and provided for the amendment of the Land
Registration Rules, 1937 and deal with the regis
tration of title and cancellation of the note as to
equities in certain cases.
REPORT ON OSLO CONFERENCE
OF
INTERNATIONAL
BAR
ASSOCIATION.
1. Since our last meeting we have attended the
Conference of the International Bar Association
held in Oslo from the 23rd to the 28th July. The
Society was
represented by Dermot P. -Shaw,
President, and Eric A. Plunkett, Secretary, as
Deputies, and the party also consisted of the Vice-
Presidents, Mr. Ralph Walker and Mr. George
G. Overend, and Mr. George A. Nolan and Mr.
Dinnen B. Gilmore. We were a very happy party
and all of us enjoyed a very pleasant and interesting
week.
2. The International Bar Association is an organisa
tion of the organised Law Societies throughout the
world. While individual lawyers, who are patrons
of the Association, were free to attend, the greater
number of the delegates represented their Societies.
There were over 500 delegates from six continents
and 41 countries, the actual representation being as
follows:—Austria 4, Australia
10, Canada
7,
Colombia i, Cuba i, Cyprus i, Denmark 10, England
25, Egypt 7, France 16, Germany 32, Dutch-
Guiana i, Haiti i, India i, Indonesia 2, Iran 8,
Iraq 4, Ireland 6, Israel 12, Italy i, Japan 3, Korea i,
Lebanon 3, Mexico 2, Netherlands 20, New Zealand
4, Norway 112, Pakistan 7, Peru i, Philippines 2,
Scotland 5, Spain 4, Sweden 10, Switzerland 7,
Syria 5, Turkey 14, South Africa i, U.S.A. 155,
Venezuela 4, Madagascar i, Puerto-Rico i. About
70 per cent, of the delegates were accompanied
by their wives and guests who were invited to all
the social functions and were also free to attend
the meetings and symposia other than the Meeting
of the House of Deputies. It is interesting to note
that the majority of the delegates were entitled to
deduct their expenses of attending the Conference
from their taxable income.
3. Everyone agreed that the Conference was a
tremendous success.
It was superbly organised in
every way; and everything possible was provided
for our comfort and convenience.
The highest
credit is due to the Norwegian Bar Association and
the Secretariat;
and perhaps the best tribute we
could pay, is that none of us or any delegate whom
we met, had any cause for complaint. The excellence
of the arrangements created a happy atmosphere;
and perhaps
the most marked
feature of the
Conference was the spirit of goodwill and friendship
which was displayed on all sides.
4. As it was our first experience of such a con
ference and without knowledge of the practice and
procedure, our objective was not so much as to
participate in the work of the Conference, but rather
to make contact and establish friendly relations
with the representatives of the other societies. We
all met representatives from every country and had
both in and out of the Conference many opportunities
to discuss with them problems of common concern
and to exchange information upon our activities
and work. On every side, we received the most
cordial welcome and found the greatest interest
taken in our Society and a general desire to visit
Ireland.
5. The Conference was opened in the presence
of H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Norway in the new
hall of the University of Oslo at n o'clock on
Monday, July the 23rd. After speeches of welcome
from the President of the Norwegian Association
and the Speaker of the House of Deputies a represen
tative from each continent gave a short address in
appropriate terms.
The proceedings were varied
by selections from the works of Norwegian com
posers performed by members of the Oslo Symphony
Orchestra.
The ceremony was a fitting opening
to the Conference, conducted in the impressive
surroundings of the new hall of the University of
Oslo which is decorated by large scale murals of
original character and design executed by leading
Norwegian artists.
6. The most important work of the Conference
was the Meeting of the House of Deputies. This is
really the General Meeting of the Association and
on this occasion they had before them the considera
tion of the Report of the Committee on organisation
and procedure, and the consequential amendments
to the Constitution. The Report of this Committee
is in itself well woith studying as an excellent