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VISIT OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION.
THE American Bar Association will hold part of
their annual meeting in London in July next. A
number of members of the Association have ex
pressed the wish to visit Dublin and the Society in
conjunction with the Society of the King's Inns
and the Bar Council have made arrangements to
entertain them. It is expected that a party of about
200 will visit Dublin. Arrangements are on foot to
hold a reception in the Round Hall of the Four
Courts on August ist, at which
the Benchers,
the Bar Council and the Society will be hosts to the
visitors.
Further information, including price of
tickets, will be given in due course.
Members who wish to extend private hospitality
to the guests are invited to write to the Secretary.
LAND BOND ORDER, 1956.
IT is regretted that through a printer's error it
was stated in the February
Gazette
on page 70 that
j|% Land Bonds would be issued for purchase
money in respect of the period from i st December,
1955
to 3ist December 1957.
The words " ist
December, 1955" should have read " ist December,
1956."
SOLICITORS' GOLFING SOCIETY
THE Captain's (Mr. J. C. Griffin's) Prize; The
Golfing Society's Challenge Cup ;
The Veterans
Challenge Cup ;
the St. Patrick's Plate and other
Prizes will be competed for at the Spiring Meeting
of the above Society to be held after Easter. The
date, venue and full details will be circularised to
members in due course as usual. New members
will be warmly welcomed. Enquiries to :
Gerard
M. Doyle, Honorary Secretary, 50 Lower O'Connell
Street, Dublin.
STANDARD FORM OF PERSONAL
UNDERTAKING.
THE
standard
form
of personal
undertaking
approved by the Council is printed at page 609 of
the 1957 edition of the Society's Calendar and
Law Director}'.
SEANAD ELECTION
SENATOR ARTHUR Cox is the Society's nominee for
election on the Cultural and Educational Panel.
Other solicitors standing for election are :—
Senator Louis Walsh, Administrative Panel.
Mr. Jarlath O'Connell,
Mr.
John N. Ross, Constituency of
the
University of Dublin.
MR. P. F. O'REILLY
THE Council passed the following resolution :—
RESOLVED THAT
the Council hereby extend
their congratulations to Mr. Patrick F. O'Reilly
on his appointment as a Taxing Master of the
High Court, while accepting with regret his
resignation from the Council on which he has
rendered distinguished service to the profession
since his election in November, 1933.
Mr. O'Reilly served as Vice-President for the year
1937-1958 and President in 1944-1945.
At the
General Election in August 1951, he was elected
as a member of Seanad Eireann on the Society's
nomination to the Cultural and Educational Panel.
DECISIONS OF PROFESSIONAL
INTEREST.
Conviction of Assault. Conduct Unbefitting a Solicitor
THE Divisional Court (the Lord Chief Justice,
Mr. Justice Hilbery, and Mr. Justice Ashworth)
allowed an appeal by a solicitor by varying an order
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