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ing for borrowers on the security of registered
property to give personal undertakings to comply
with any requirements of the local registering
authority as a condition precedent to the dis
charge of equities. It was pointed out that this
practice has never been adopted in the past on
the sale of registered property and that solicitors
should not be required to give such undertakings.
It was decided to advise members for their own
protection not to give such undertakings and to
write to the solicitors acting for local authorities
pointing out that it is a question for the local
authority solicitor to decide whether or not the
title is satisfactory and that if it is not the ap
plication for a loan can be refused but that
solicitors should not be required to give personal
undertakings in such cases.
Succession Act 1965: Ante-Nuptial Marriage
Settlement
Members enquire whether the parties should
be separately advised in the following circum
stances. They acted for the intended husband in
connection with an ante-nuptial marriage agree
ment executed by the intended husband and wife
whereby each party would renounce their legal
rights under the Succession Act, 1965. Members
further enquired whether, if the wife should be
independently advised the husband should pay-
the wife's costs. The Council on a report from
a committee stated that the wife was entitled to
be separately advised and should be informed of
her right to obtain separate legal advise and that
it would be preferable that she should have it.
On the facts as given the Council are of the
opinion that the husband should pay the costs
of the wife of obtaining independent legal advice.
Reference was made to the judgment of Budd
J. in Gregg v. Kidd (1956 I.R. 183).
THE INTERNATIONAL BAR
ASSOCIATION
The International Bar Association was foimed
at the instance of the American Bar Associa
tion in October 1946. It is an association of
associations consisting of the Law Societies and
Bar Associations from every continent. Biennial
conferences are held in different cities. Next vear,
will be the 21st anniversary of the foundation
of the association and our Society will be the
host organisation for the conference in Dublin
from July 8th to 12th, 1968.
The headquarters of the conference will be the
Royal Dublin Society premises at Ballsbridge and
it is expected that the conference will bring about
1,200 people to Dublin. A general committee,
with Mr. John Carrigan as chairman has been
set up to make the arrangements for the con
ference and the work is already well in progress.
The committee have obtained offers from a num
ber of volunteers to assist in the arrangements for
the conference and any further offers both from
solicitors and from apprentices will be welcome.
Those interested should write to the secretary.
The business programme of the conference is
as follows :
1. Procedure for the enforcement of Antitrust
Laws and other laws regulating business trans
actions.
2. Proposed Code of Conduct to ensure Free
Trial and Free Press.
3. The Legal Profession:
(a) What steps can be taken to ensure that
the profession keeps up to date;
(b) The role of the Bar Association in the
changing world.
4. Warranties for the protection of Consumers.
5. International Human Rights Year.
6. Family Law.
The social programme of the conference is be
ing arranged by the committee and details will
be published in due course.
The International Bar Association publishes
half-yearly the
International Bar News.
Any mem
ber interested can obtain a copy from the Editor,
c/o The Law Society, 113, Chancery Lane, Lon
don W.C. 2.
Conference registration forms will be issued
in the autumn. Members who propose to attend
the conference should write to the Secretary so
that registration forms may be issued to them in
due course.
At a meeting of the Council of the International
Bar Association on 22nd April, 1967 Mr. Patrick
Noonan, Solicitor, Athboy, Co. Meath, was
elected President of I.B.A.
ROAD TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS
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In the Society's GAZETTE, February 1964, the
Council drew the attention of members to the
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