Robert Pierse – 50 Years in Business
Pierse Fitzgibbon Solicitors last Saturday celebrated Robert Pierse 50th Year in business. The celebrations was attended by The Minister for Arts, Heritage & Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr Jimmy Deenihan,TD as well as many other well wishers from the town of Listowel and beyond.
Learner Drivers: Current and Proposed Legal Obligations
The stringent rules governing those who hold learner permits have featured frequently in news and media over the past number of years. As part of the government’s campaign to increase road safety awareness, a plethora of changes have been introduced to our road traffic legislation, many of which affect learner drivers. The Road Traffic Bill […]
The Pitfalls of Buying a Repossessed House
Repossessed properties are usually advertised as such. The vendor is a bank who has a mortgage on the property. The owner has failed to make the repayments. The bank has obtained possession either by having taken the necessary legal steps to evict the owner or the owner has voluntarily given up possession and handed in […]
The Pitfalls of Buying a Repossessed House
Repossessed properties are usually advertised as such. The vendor is a bank who has a mortgage on the property. The owner has failed to make the repayments. The bank has obtained possession either by having taken the necessary legal steps to evict the owner or the owner has voluntarily given up possession and handed in […]
Reform of Repossession Law on the way!
There has been a lot of publicity about the recent memorandum of understanding between the Troika and the Government which requires the Irish authorities to “introduce legislation remedying the issues identified by case law in the 2009 Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act so as to remove unintended constraints on banks to realise the value […]
Before the Auction: A Guide to Buying Property at Auction
A property auction is a public sale, usually held at an auctioneers’ salesroom, designed to provide a way of selling properties quickly and easily. Properties come to auction for a number of reasons: the vendor may require a quick sale, the property may have been repossessed, the property may require significant redevelopment or renovation, or […]
Septic Tank Registration Deadline 1st February 2013
As you will be aware from previous advertiser articles the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 was enacted last year regulating the registration of all septic tanks in this country. The purpose of the Act is to ensure that waste water from septic tanks and other individual waste water treatment systems is disposed of without harming […]
A guide to Small Claims Court
The Small Claims Court is operated by the office of the District Court under Irish civil law and is a service which consumers and businesses find useful and inexpensive. It is not a court in the typical sense of the word, but rather a procedure that consumers and businesses may follow should they wish to […]
Learner Drivers: Current and Proposed Legal Obligations
The stringent rules governing those who hold learner permits have featured frequently in news and media over the past number of years. As part of the government’s campaign to increase road safety awareness, a plethora of changes have been introduced to our road traffic legislation, many of which affect learner drivers. The Road Traffic Bill […]
Farm Transfers – Do you need to act before Budget 2012?
The transfer of ownership of the family farm from one generation to the next is a significant event in the history of any farming family. The focus of this article is on one aspect of farm transfers i.e. the relief from stamp duty which is currently available to the person receiving the gift who is […]