Business under financial pressure. Question & Answer
Question – I am currently under financial pressure in my business which is a small business. I have a Credit Union loan of €42,000.00 and I have shares in the particular Credit Union totalling €15,000.00. I want to draw down my shares in order to ease the financial pressure on me and my business but […]
Wind Turbines – An offer that is too good to be true?
Question: A number of years ago I inherited about 100 acres of land. It is a poor quality hill farm and would not provide a decent living through traditional farming methods. Recently I was approached by a Wind Energy Company who expressed an interest in installing Wind Turbines on my land. It seems like an […]
Catastrophic Injury Cases
This year alone we have acted for three clients in cases which involved catastrophic injuries. These cases were settled for an average of in excess of €2.75 million each. Such cases usually involve either a brain injury or a spinal injury that rendered the unfortunate injured party paraplegic or quadriplegic. How is the sum calculated? […]
Sports and law
The area of sports and the law is peculiar for a number of reasons. This is an indirect acknowledgment that its place in society is somewhat different to that of our ordinary everyday activities of going to work or school etc. While the area of Sports and the law is actually quite broad, I only […]
Living with your Partner and the Law
This summer saw the introduction of a new Act called the ‘Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, 2010. In this article I shall deal only with Cohabitants. I shall deal with Civil Partnerships in another article. Up to now couples who cohabit (even for many years) acquired no rights against each […]
Living with your partner and the law (Part 2)
Last week I discussed the introduction of a new Act called the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants 2010. As a continuation, the Act also introduces significant changes in relation to the estate of a deceased cohabitant. Effectively the Act largely brings a cohabitant materially within the same remit as that of […]
Legal Aid
Question 1: If I am accused of committing a crime how do I qualify free legal aid? Answer: Free legal aid is one of the most important parts of our criminal justice system. It ensures that each and every individual receives adequate legal representation even if they do not have the means to pay for […]
Money owed – Question & Answer
Question: I am owed €7,489.00 by a company that is refusing to pay me. Can I wind up the company to get my money? You can certainly try but winding up a company is not an easy task. It involves engaging the Court process to have a Liquidator appointed to wind up the debtor company. […]
The Important Distinction between a Mortgage and a Judgment Mortgage
Invariably in the course of our work, a question will arise as to the distinction between a Mortgage and a Judgment Mortgage. Most of us in the course of our lives will take out a Mortgage of some value in order to purchase a residence. This will involve the consent of the Mortgagee (Bank customer) […]
Separation and the Legal Right Share?
It will come as no surprise to most people that the relationship between man and wife has been given priority under the Succession Act 1965. The act allows for an automatic right of the spouse to a share of the deceased’s estate upon their death whether or not there is a valid will. This is […]