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3. Building Contracts by Mr. Patrick Bergin,
B.A., Solicitor.
4. Bankruptcy by Mr. Desmond Collins, B.A.,
Solicitor.
5. Discussion on Bankruptcy.
All
these transcripts are available fiom the
Hon. Treasurer.
A lecture will be held on Thursday, 31st, March,
1966, at 8 p.m., at which Mr. P. G. Kilroy, M.A.,
will deliver his paper on "Companies and the
Finance Legislation."
An
announcement
regarding
the
Seminar
Week-end in which the Society will be participat
ing is contained elsewhere in this GAZETTE. Tran
scripts of these proceedings will be available in
due course from the Society. Members will be
fully circularised later regarding this.
THE LAND ACT 1965
A simplified form of application (Form N.Q.2.)
for a Certificate of Qualification, pursuant to
section 45 (1) (IX), Land Act 1965, in respect
of the acquisition of an interest for private resi
dential purposes in land not exceeding five acres
in extent, has now been settled. Copies of this
Application Form are available to solicitors, from
the Office of
the Land Commission, Upper
Merrion Street, Dublin, 2.
POSITION VACANT
A vacancy exists on the Secretariat of
the
Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Information in connection therewith may be had
on application to the Secretary of the Society,
Solicitors' Buildings, Four Courts.
The Secretary General of the Hague Confer
ence is interested in the possibility of an Irish
lawyer acting as "precis writer" at the forth
coming Conference in April, 1966 to be held at
the Hague concerning the enforcement of foreign
judgments. It is intended that if the candidate
should be interested in a permanent post at the
Hague he might, after the forthcoming conference,
and if suitable, be appointed to the permanent
staff. Please note that a knowledge of French
is important in this post as the candidate's work
will apparently be simultaneous summarising oi
speeches for the records of the conference. Further
details may be obtained by writing direct to the
Secretary General of
the Hague Conference,
Permanent Bureau, La Haye.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS
The following extracts are taken from Dail
Debates of November, 1965, the information was
also published
in
the
Irish Law Times
and
Solicitors' Journal
of January 8th, 1966, at pages
19 and 20.
Amalgamation of Legal Professions
Mr. Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if
he will state in view of recent reports on the
amalgamation of the legal professions and the
specualtion
caused
thereby
(a) whether he
authorised such reports, and
(b) whether he
intends to introduce legislation in
the matter.
Mr. B. Lenihan :
The Committee on Court
Practice and Procedure are actively engaged in
considering the wide range of problems that fall
within their terms of reference, which have al
ready been published and which are wide enough
to enable the Committee
to
inquire
into any
professional practices which tend to make litig
ation unduly expensive and less efficiently con
ducted.
The question of a possible amalgamation of
two branches of the legal profession is one of the
matters I have specifically requested the Com
mittee to consider.
I have no responsibility for the newspaper re
ports referred to by the Deputy.
Mr. M. J. O'Higgins :
I think the Minister did
not reply
to part
(b) of
Deputy Andrews's
question.
Mr. B. Lenihan: The matter is under con
sideration. I shall introduce legislation, after con
sideration of the reports which are coming to me
now
from
the Committee on Law Reform.
Legislation will follow in due course, after full
consideration of the reports and my own views
and the views of the Government in the matter.
Mr. M. J. O'Higgins :
Is the Minister tying
himself to introduce legislation, irrespective of the
outcome of the consideration? The Minister says
he will introduce legislation after considering the
reports. It may be that, on considering the re
ports, the Minister will decide legislation is not
worth while.
Mr. B. Lenihan :
Apart from the matter re
ferred to in the question, there is a very wide
range of aspects concerned. It is inevitable that
there will be legislation which will be introduced,
following consideration of the report and my own
and the Government's views.
Mr. M. J. O'Higgins :
Will the Minister give
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