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How To Deal With Noisy Neighbours
Gillian O'Mahony from Lynch Solicitors spoke on Newstalk Breakfast in recent days to discuss your legal position when dealing with noisy neighbours. Click on the link below to listen: https://www.newstalk.com/…/highlights…/deal-noisy-neighbours
Have You Been Defamed Online? Can You ‘Dislike it’?
The Ana Kriegel case has once again highlighted the need for Defamation Law awareness after a boy was wrongly identified as one of the teenager’s killers, with his picture and personal details shared online and on various messaging apps. While the internet and the use...
CHANGES IN FAIR DEAL SCHEME FOR FARMS AND FAMILY BUSINESSES
The Cabinet has approved changes to the Fair Deal scheme for farms and small businesses. The scheme provides financial support for those in long-term nursing home care. The legislation will be examined by an Oireachtas committee before the Dáil recess in July...
Fraudulent Claims – How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?
The Maria Bailey case and the media fire that surrounded it, has once again thrown a spotlight on the high levels of compensation payouts in Ireland and the sometimes spurious nature of some of the cases which come before the courts. WHY ARE WE SEEING A RISE IN...
Divorce Referendum Passed – What Now?
The Divorce Referendum was passed by a huge majority over the weekend with the result that once new legislation is enacted couples will not have to wait for four years before they apply for a Divorce The four year waiting period is still the law and will remain the...
DIVORCE REFERENDUM – WHAT WILL CHANGE?
This Friday’s divorce referendum is asking voters whether or not to ease the restrictions on divorce in Ireland and remove the minimum waiting period of four years from the Constitution. What is proposed is the removal entirely of the waiting period to apply for...
Easier Divorce – Same Old Problems
Time Ireland Edition - May 19th 2019 - Eithne Dunne If the referendum this Friday is passed, separated couples will have to wait only two years — rather than four — before filing for divorce. While the shorter waiting period may make the process quicker, it will not...
MISSING PERSONS BILL TO HELP FAMILIES IN LIMBO
The Government has announced its intention to make changes to help families left in limbo when a relative goes missing. Aside from the obvious trauma and heartache a family go through when a loved one goes missing, there are also some legal and financial issues that...
Succession Rights in Divorce or Separation
There are important protections in Irish law for partners’ succession rights. If they have been left out , or not properly provided for in a Will of their deceased partner there are safeguards. Under the Succession Act 1965, a spouse has certain minimum...