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a statement about Crown privilege for documents and oral evidence in the course ot which he referred to the practice regarding the production in civil cases of statements made to the police, and indicated that in some cases it was necessary to make a claim of privilege for such statements. The present position, he said yesterday, was that in general privilege was claimed by a Minister's certificate or affidavit for statements made to the police in the course of a criminal investigation unless the maker of the statement consented to production or had died. He continued : " I am now able to announce two modifications of the practice : the first is that privilege will not be claimed in proceedings for malicious prosecution, wrongful arrest, and other proceedings against the police where the justification for the prosecution, arrest, or other police action is an issue in the proceedings, unless the disclosure of the statement would reveal the identity of a police informer." " The second modification relates to the manner of claiming privilege for statements made to the police. The claim of privilege will still be made on the ground of public interest, but it is proposed that in future the claim should be made without a Min ister's certificate or affidavit and that the court should be left to decide, having regard to the principles laid down in the cases whether the state ments should be produced." " In the case of tribunals other than courts, how ever, the claim will continue to be supported, where necessary, by a Minister's certificate or affidavit." The Lord Chancellor added that nothing he had said was intended to apply to Scotland where the existing practice did not require any change. Lord Silkin said this was not a far-reaching improvement but was a step in the right direction. A body of practice was being gradually built up which it might be somewhat difficult for the legal practitioner to discover. What steps were being taken to give publicity to the new practice ? Was it possible to incorporate it in some document such as a White Paper so that it would be readily available to those who on occasions might make use of it ? Lord Kilmuir said he would certainly consider all possible methods and those which seemed most helpful to the profession would be taken. (" The Times "—9th March, 1962.) LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS List of books ordered in Library to April, 1962. A.—BOOKS PURCHASED OR ON ORDER Barrett & McCann— ~Latv of the Labourers and the Labourers' question, 1906 ; Bingham— All the modern

cases of negligence, 1961 ; Boland and Sayer— Oaths and Affirmations, znd Edn., 1961. Coleman— An Employer's Duties at Common Law in Ireland, 1961 ; Cordery— Law relating to Solicitors 5th Edn., 1961 ; Criminal Case and Comment, 1960 ; Crotty— District Court Practice, 1960 fsecond copy), Deane & Spurling— Elements of Conveyancing, 4th Edn., 1925 ; Delany— The Law of Charities in Ireland, 2nd Edn., 1962 (two copies). English and Empire Digest— Replacements Volume 6 (Bills of Exchange and negotiable instruments) 1961 ; —Volume 7 (Bills of Sale to Burials), 1961 ; Volume i (Action to Agency), 1961 ; Volume 19 (Easements to Education), 1962; English and Empire Digest —Third cumulative supplement, 1961 ; Evans (Basil)— Buying and selling a house, 3rd Edn., 1961. Fitzgerald (Garrett)— State Sponsored bodies, 1961; Fleming— Law of Torts, 1961 ; Glover— Registration of Ownership of Land in Ireland, 1933 ; Grogan— Administrative Tribunals in the Public Service, 1961 ; Griffiths— Law relating to bankruptcy, Deeds of Arrangement, Receivership and Trusteeships, yth Edn., 1961. Harrison and Hillman— Book-keeping and Account ancy for Solicitors, ist Edn., 1960 ; Halsbury— Laws of England, Simonds Edn., Vol. 33 (Revenue and Road Traffic), 1961 ; Vol. 34 (Sale of Goods to Sheriffs), 1961 ; Vol. 35 (Shipping and Navigation), 1961 ; Vol. 36 ('Solicitors to Telegraphs), 1961; Horan— Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (second copy); Horan— Circuit Court Practice, 1932 (second copy). Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales— Consolidated Index of Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports, 1951-60; Incor porated Council of Law reporting for Ireland— Digest of reported Irish Law Cases (1949-58), ed. R. A. Harrison (two copies), 1961 ; Ireland— Commission on Emigration and Population Problems, 1948-54 ; Ireland— Commission on Income Taxation, First to Sixth reports bound together, 1961 ; Irish Catholic Directory, 1962. Jackson & Gossett— Investigation of title, 4th edn.; 1922, extra copy; James— Law of Torts, 1960! (second copy); Jones— British Nationality, 1947; Josling— Periods of Limitation, 2nd Edn., 1960, Keeton— Trial by Tribunal, 1960; Kelly— Funda mental rights in the Irish Law and Constitution, 1961. Law List, 1961. Maurice (Spencer)— The (English) Charities Acti 1960; Mayne & McGregor— Law of Damages, 12th Edn., 1961 ; Maxwell— The Interpretation of Statutes, nth Edn., 1962; Munkman— Employer's Liability at Common Law, 4th Edn., 1961. Nathan— Equity through the cases, 4th Edn., 1961; 106