The Gazette 1949-1952

PROGRAMME OF LECTURES 19 5 0—195 1 C ourse A. Common Law (including Personal Property, Contracts and Torts), 42 lectures to be delivered as follows •:— Michaelmas Sittings, 12 ; Hilary Sittings, 21 ; Easter Sittings, 9. Minimum attendance for credit is : Michaelmas, 9 ; Hilary, 16 ; Easter, 7 ; Lectures each Monday and Thursday at 2.15 o’clock, save where otherwise notified. C ourse B. Equity and Real Property, 42 lectures to be delivered as follows : Michaelmas Sittings, 1 2 ; Hilary Sittings, 21 ; Easter Sittings, 9. Minimum attendance for credit is : Michaelmas, 9 ; Hilary, 16 ; Easter, 7. Lectures each Tuesday and Friday at 2.15 o’clock, save where otherwise notified. C ourse C. Conveyancing (18 lectures, of which at least 14 must be attended); General practice o f a solicitor’s office (20 lectures, o f which at least 15 must be attended) and the rights, duties and responsibilities of solicitors (four lectures, of which at least three must be attended). Lectures will be delivered as follows :—• Michaelmas Sittings, 12 ; Hilary Sittings, 21 ; Easter Sittings, 9. Lectures on Monday and Wednes­ day at 3.30 o’clock, save where otherwise notified. For a selection o f recommended reading, see the published syllabus for the Intermediate and Final Examinations. The lecturer will not necessarily undertake to cover the entire field in each subject, or lecture out o f any particular text book. He will advise the class as to its reading and will assume that each student will read on the lines advised, in advance of each lecture, on the subject matter of the lecture. The aim of lectures will be to guide students in their work and to illustrate, explain and supplement their reading. A written examination will be held at the end of each term’s lectures. Courses B and C may be attended in the same year, but Course A must be completed before either Course B or C is commenced. An apprentice who had on the xst October, 1948, already attended and obtained credit for the Society’s Junior and Senior Lectures is eligible for Course C lectures, but is not obliged to attend them. Every other apprentice is obliged to take Courses A , B, and C, but will be allowed credit for lectures already attended.

SOLICITOR’S GOLFING SOCIETY T he Summer Meeting of the Society was held at Baltray, Co. Louth, on Saturday the 8th inst. More than 30 members took out cards and competed for the various trophies. After an enjoyable day’s golf, an informal dinner was held in the clubhouse at which the Captain took the Chair in the unavoidable absence o f the President o f the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. The toasts of Ireland, the County Louth Golf Club, the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, and the Captain, were duly honoured ; the speakers thereto including the Captain, Mr. T. A. O’Reilly, Mr. J. R. Downes, Mr. J. J. O’Connor, Mr. Joseph Barrett, and Supt. Quinlan. The following are the results of the various’ competitions : Society’s Challenge Cup —Joseph P. Tyrrell, 69. Captain’s Pri^e —John Bolton, 73 (on second 9). Pamner-up —Malachy S. Matthews, 73. St. Patrick’s Plate and Society’s Pri^e —William A. Menton, 76. Veterans’ Cup —Joseph R. Downes, 79. * The winner of the Society’s Challenge Cup was entitled to take the Captain’ s Prize, but in the happy circumstance of Mr. Tyrrell’s success, he had to disclaim the latter. ERNE DRAINAGE DEVELOPMENT ACT, 19 5 0 Right of audience of Northern Ireland Solicitors. Section 10 of the above Act, which enables the Electricity Supply Board to enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland in connection with the development of the River Erne Hydro-electric Scheme, constitutes an arbitra­ tion tribunal to determine any dispute or difference between the Board and the Ministry arising out of the agreement. Subsection 5 provides that Counsel of the Bar of Northern Ireland, or any solicitor' entitled to practice in Northern Ireland may, not­ withstanding any other enactment, practice in connection with any hearing in the State of any Arbitration Tribunal constituted as aforesaid, and may appear and represent the Ministry at such hearing. Section 18 of the Erne Drainage and Development Act (Northern Ireland), 1950, contains a similar provision which will enable Counsel of the Bar of Ireland, or any solicitor entitled to practice in the Twenty-six Counties to practice in Northern Ireland for the limited purposes of the Act.1