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Commercial Law
News April 5th, 2023Ambiguous contractual terms lead to litigation headaches Most commercial cases that pass through the courts have at their root a poorly drafted or insufficient contract. A meticulously drafted agreement can spare your company a lot of time and money should a dispute arise, especially where the terms are clear and concise and prepare for each…
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News April 3rd, 2023Elderly applicant for Track & Trace job rejected by HSE agent In most cases where people find their job applications get turned down and suspect the reason is their age, they usually take a case to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) under the Employment Equality Acts. In a recent case before the WRC, where the…
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News March 31st, 2023Landlords to give Increased Notice to Quit to Tenants under Changes to Law New measures are to be introduced to compel landlords of residential properties to give their tenants additional time to vacate their properties after Notice to Quit has been served. These new regulations, to be introduced shortly into law, apply only where the…
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News March 30th, 2023Some Apartment Complexes May Have Latent Fire Safety Issues It’s important before buying an apartment to look into how well the complex is run and how much of a contingency fund is in place to pay for repairs to the roof or other areas requiring maintenance. It is doubly important these days to make these…
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News March 29th, 2023The Assisted Decision Capacity Act is now Law. Unfortunately the commencement date has not yet been indicated, however, it is presumed to occur towards the latter part of Spring. The Act is an important piece of Law and recognises that there can be different levels of capacity. Therefore, a person may have capacity to make…
Read More Probate
News March 28th, 2023Carbon Copy of Will Admitted to Probate Thomas Delahunty died in March 2015, his wife had predeceased him, and they had no children. In April 1980 he gave a handwritten note to his solicitors for his will to be drawn up. The solicitor duly carried out his instructions, the will was executed and placed in…
Read More Wills
News March 27th, 2023Making a Will for an Elder For an elderly person, making a Will can be difficult to understand so it is imperative that whatever they are about to do is very clearly explained. For a solicitor providing this service, a high duty of care is expected. The instructions for the Will must be taken from the person making the Will. The…
Read More Personal Injuries
News March 23rd, 2023Three-year-old compensated for injury on holiday. Accidents often happen on holidays, but it used to be difficult to secure compensation. Some comfort was afforded to families travelling abroad under the Package Holidays (Trade and Travel) Act 1995 where in S (20) it states that a defendant travel company owes its customers a duty of reasonable…
Read More Family Law Expert Reports
News March 15th, 2023Acting Minister for Justice Simon Harris recently warned that expert reports for Family Law cases can be consistent and unregulated. It is hoped to introduce regulation and over sight in respect of these reports, but what exactly are these reports? From time to time in the Family Law Court system the voice of the child…
Read More Making a Will
News March 1st, 2023A recent survey not surprisingly indicated that almost two thirds of Irish adults have not made a Will. Making a Will is a straightforward and relatively inexpensive process. If a Will is not made then there is no executor and no agreed person in a position to take control of the estate of the deceased. …
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