Understanding Property Taxes in Ireland: A Guide for Homebuyers and Property Owners
Q: What are the main property taxes in Ireland? A: In Ireland, when dealing with property, you'll primarily encounter Stamp Duty and Local Property Tax (LPT). Stamp Duty is a one-time tax...
Understanding Planning Injunctions: A Layman’s Guide
What is a Planning Injunction? Imagine you see a building project in your area that seems off-track with the usual rules. A planning injunction is like hitting the pause button on this project. It's...
A vital early step if you want to challenge a Will … a caveat!
A vital early step if you want to challenge a Will ... a caveat! If you want to challenge a Will and don’t consider filing a ‘caveat’, you’re missing out on a valuable protection, which will stop...
Explainer – Pedestrian Accidents Claims
What are pedestrian accident claims? Pedestrian accident claims refer to legal actions taken by individuals who have been injured while walking as pedestrians and believe that someone else's...
Significant Court Ruling May Offer Clarity
The Court of Appeal has issued a significant ruling regarding the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) and its obligations to provide reasons when assessing damages under personal injury...
Understanding Employee Rights and Jury Service Obligations
The Juries Act of 1976 places a civic duty on individuals to serve on juries when randomly selected. However, employees summoned for jury service enjoy legal safeguards and entitlements that...
Failure to Treat Claims
What is a failure to treat claim? A failure to treat claim typically refers to a legal action taken against a healthcare provider or medical facility when they...
Buying a Home in Ireland?
Firstly, a big shout out to Ciaran Mulqueen for his book ‘How to Buy a Home in Ireland’. This is the book I should have written but I didn’t! It is a great updated source of practical information...
Will Challenges…….Top 10 procedures to get to a Hearing.
Will Challenges. I take it that by reading this Blog you feel you have justifiable reasons to think you have been omitted from a will whether a member of family or someone you thought would remember...
Living Wills…… How do I go about organising one ?
It is possible for you to set out your views as to future medical care. This can be achieved by what are known as Advanced Directives or Living Wills. In the absence of legislation in relation to...
Will the Farm be Mine?
I worked on the farm for years on the basis it will be left to me after my parents time. How do I make sure that is transferred to me? It seems very strange in modern Ireland that a person clearly...
How do I Challenge a Will ?……. 2023 update
You may have read some of our earlier blogs dealing with the subject in which we have outlined that children (usually adults at the time this issue comes up) have no automatic right to inherit from...