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the privilege without the defendant's consent and
indeed, without any reference to him at all."
(Schneider
v.
Leigh
(1955) 2
W.L.R.
904)
PROBATE OFFICE GRANTS.
As the result of the Council's representations that
it was inadvisable for the press to publish details
contained in a grant of probate before the grant
was received by the solicitor administering the
estate, the Probate Registrar has stated that grants
when ready may be taken up in one of two ways:
(1) Grants could be sent by registered post to
the solicitor, if having an office in Dublin,
or otherwise to his Dublin agent and
(2) The grant could be taken up in person by
solicitors or their assistants.
If the grant is sent by post the copy grant will
be available to the press on the same morning that
the solicitor receives it. Solicitors who have grants
taken up by hand may be unable to call or send an
assistant to the probate office for some days, and
in the meantime the press may have obtained par–
ticulars. Solicitors who wish to ensure that grants
will be received, with the minimum delay are advised
to avail of the facilities for delivery of grants by
registered post to themselves or their town agents.
DISTRICT COURT RULES (No. 2)
1955.
THE attention of the members is drawn to a corrected
version of the District Court Rules (No. 2) 1955,
S.I. 84/1955 which has just been published. The
corrections refer to figures in tort cases where the
claim exceeds £10 and does not exceed £25 (page n).
In the case of a defended decree the certificate fee
should be 4/- and the fee for instructions for hearing
and preparing proofs should be £2.
Members
who have received the first version of the rules,
are advised to make these alterations.
INTERNATIONAL BAR
ASSOCIATION.
THE Sixth International Conference of the Inter–
national Bar Association will take place in Oslo,
Norway, from the 23rd July to the 28th July, 1956.
For the attention of members who may be interested
in attending the following topics were selected
for discussion :
1. International
ship-building
contracts par–
ticularly legal problems in connection with
finance and security.
2. Problems arising
from
foreign divorces
possible solutions.
3. The legal profession The work of the organ–
ized bar in furthering the legal profession
and its public services.
4. Administration of foreign estates problems
of executors and possible solutions.
5. Suggestions for alleviating hardships arising
from sovereign immunity in tort and contract.
6. Suggestions for improvement of international
treaties to avoid double taxation.
It is proposed that the following topics will be
discussed in Committee.
1. Ways and Means of improving facilities for
legal
aid
for
foreign nationals, whether
resident or non-resident.
2. Immigration and naturalization.
3. Difficulties arising in connection with taking
evidence abroad draft bill prepared.
4. Human rights.
5. Proposals for an international code regulating
the handling of property of enemy nationals
and residents in enemy-occupied territory,
EXAMINATION RESULTS.
AT the Intermediate Examination for apprentices
to solicitors held on the 9th and loth days of May,
1955 the following passed the examination and their
names are arranged in order of merit:
Passed With Merit.
1. John P. C. Goff.
2. Brian V. Hoey.
3. Gregory A. Lynch.
4. Laurence B. Cullen.
5. Niall C. Gibbons.
6. Gerard A. Murphy.
Passed.
Donal M. King, John F. Caravan, Pierce O'Brien
Butler, John McKnight, Anne M. B. Derham,
Thomas A. Twomey, Gerald J. Crehan, Alban
Brian Rigney, Desmond J. Mackey, Michael A.
Noonan, Timothy D. Allman, Edward A. G. Lane,
Justin MacCarthy, Patrick R. O'Gorman, Michael
B. O'Cleirigh, John M. A. Foley, Michael Reynolds.
44 Candidates attended; 23 passed.
The Centenary Prize was awarded to John P.
C. Goff.
By Order,
Eric A. Plunkett,
Secretary.
Solicitors' Buildings,
Four Courts,
Dublin.
i6th June, 1955.