10 Little known facts about your employment!
Under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 an employee may request from their employer a written statement of your average hourly rate of pay. Compensation for working on a Sunday may be given by...
Do You Need A Living Will?
Do You Need A Living Will? We know a Will only operates when someone has died. What happens if they are alive but cannot manage their affairs?A document known as a Living Will can solve this problem...
Wills , Estates and Inheritance Tax
Here is a presentation on Wills , Estates and Inheritance Tax that Michael Monahan delivered with the Sligo Lend a Hand Community group recently. Listen back here The video is quite long so here are...
7 Reasons to Settle Your Injuries Board Claim.
7 Reasons to Settle Your Injuries Board Claim Do you still suffer from pain anytime during the day or night which was not there before the injury? Will you have to take medicine for the foreseeable...
5 Tips For Single People when buying a house with a partner
Instead of shopping for a sparkly engagement ring, today many couples in a committed relationship are in the market for something equally shiny and precious: the keys to a newly purchased home. A...
Is there such a thing as balanced Mediation?
Is there such a thing as balanced Mediation? An experienced Mediator would be well used to different levels of strength between parties who seek to mediate any dispute whether family or business or...
Where there is a Will there is a Family
The expression is sometimes heard amongst lawyers ' where there's a will there's a family'. A combination of adult children and a parent in the senior years of their life who may be in failing...
Child Accident and Compensation, how fair is the system?
Child Accident and Compensation, how fair is the system? For anybody whose child was in an accident and compensation was received the court system provides that any compensation is invested until...
Family Home Mortgage Enforcements-Update
Family Home Mortgage Enforcements-Update Since the economic crash in 2008 a large amount of cases where there are mortgage arrears on family homes are now reaching the Court system. Recent...
Marriage Issues ? Solicitor or Marriage Counseling?
Marriage Issues ? Solicitor or Marriage Counseling? The first person to talk to is not a Solicitor rather a Marriage Guidance Counsellor. Both the Church and the State provide facilities for...
Can my ex husband or wife get away with not paying the bills?
We get asked this question all the time. Spouse leaves Family Home sets up with new relationship and says they have little or no funds to meet their First Family obligations . The urgency of the...
7 Things you need to know for a Court appearance
7 Things you need to know for a Court appearance. Show up: if you are on a summons, and the charge is returnable to that date. You should make sure that you are there in person, whether or not you...