Your Contract of Employment – before you sign on that dotted line!
Where a person is engaged in employment for a regular wage or salary, a contract of employment is deemed to exist, regardless of whether that person has been supplied with a written statement of the terms and conditions of his/her employment.
Time limits for compensation claims—traps for the unaware!
Many people seem to be unaware that the time limits laid down by law for taking compensation claims have been considerably reduced in recent years so it is vital that injured claimants seek advice at the earliest opportunity and get their claims processed in time. Many people will be familiar with the expression “statute barred” […]
Joint Property – What does it mean to own property jointly?
If you own a property with someone else, it is important to know the exact details of the title under which you own it as this can affect your capacity to deal with the property. The two most common types of ownership of land and buildings, in Ireland, are joint tenancies and tenancies- in- common. […]
Flyer Beware – Rights & Entitlements of Air Passengers
Summer is now upon us and many of those who are travelling abroad this summer are frantically searching holiday brochures and websites to secure the best value flights. Though most will have a pleasant and satisfactory flight experience, some will possibly be affected by delays, cancellations, overbooking or lost luggage. It is important that those […]
Privacy and Deleting the Dirt!
Up to about two or three years ago I always felt Data Protection Laws were a nuisance and bureaucracy when running a business. My attitude has changed considerably and I now accept that there is a huge responsibility on all businesses to properly process data and information they have on their customers. I think many […]
State Benefits Claw-Back in Personal Injury Compensation Claims
As we are all well aware our cash-strapped Government has been searching high and low for new streams of revenue in taxes and other charges and the Department of Social Protection has now got in on the act. Under the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013 new provisions are coming into effect which allow the […]
Water Charges
With the impending Local and European Elections it was imperative that the government announce details regarding the water charges facing each household in this country. For this reason after weeks of debate details of those water charges were announced by the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan on the 6th May 2014. The net effect […]
The Credit Reporting Act 2013
The Credit Reporting Act 2013 was enacted on the 23rd December 2013 and came in to force on 27th January 2014. The Act provides for the establishment and operation of a statutory Central Credit Register (CCR). This is a database of credit applications and credit agreements which will help lending institutions to make informed lending […]
Options under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012
Under the Personal Insolvency Act, 2012 there are a number of options for debtors which will allow individuals to deal with debt where the debtor is insolvent. One of these solutions is known as the Personal Insolvency Arrangement or PIA. A PIA is a mechanism whereby an agreement in reached between a debtor and creditors […]
Cycling and the Law
Three of us in Pierse Fitzgibbon have committed to cycling the ring of Kerry this year to raise funds for Ard Curam, the day care centre in Listowel. All donations will be appreciated! When I was cycling through Ballylongford on Saturday morning trying to think of what I would write my article about I got […]