Year: 2018

Under the Family Law Divorce Act, 1996 couples seeking a Divorce have to satisfy the Court that they have lived apart for four out of the proceedings five years. It…

The High Court has the power to supervise the lower courts, tribunals and other administrative bodies to ensure their decisions are made properly and in accordance with the law. This…

On the 1st of July 2018, stamp duty will no longer be chargeable on long-term agricultural leases once the conditions to avail of the relief have been satisfied. Upon the…

Buying a property at auction may appear to be an attractive prospect as prices for auctioned properties may appear to be low and the deal can be completed quickly. However,…

The team from Ahern Roberts O’Rourke Williams – Colm O’Rourke,  Catherine Barry and Patricia McCarthy pictured at the Southern Law Association Inaugural 5k Calcutta Run yesterday. Over 200 participants took…

Is seachtain na Gaeilge í. Má tá fadhb dlíthiúil agat agus teastaíonn uait é a phlé trí mheán na Gaeilge bhéinn sásta iarracht a dhéanamh é a phlé leat. Ní…

A Cyclist lost his case for damages in Dublin Circuit Civil Court recently conceding that it was wrong of him to cycle on the footpath when there was a cycle…

In 1948 in a dying farmer in Saskatoon, Canada wrote his will on the fender of the tractor he was trapped beneath, and the courts accepted it as legally binding. …

A new housing development in Carrigaline was commenced in 2017.  Janeville, Cork Road, Carrigaline is the largest residential scheme in the State under construction, outside of Dublin.  The first sod…

Since the 1st of February 2018, first time buyers can contact their local authority and apply for this new scheme which offers mortgages at discounted rates starting at 2 per…

A number of High Court actions taken in the last twelve months have seen Plaintiff’s being awarded sums in excess of €100,000.00 for personal injuries sustained from being bitten or…