Road Traffic Accidents – Be Prepared When The Unexpected Happens

In the first five months of this year, up until 11th May, there were 64 fatal accidents with 71 fatalities on Irish roads.  In life all of us will probably be involved in at least one road traffic accident and it is important to know what to do. What to do if you are involved
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Cohabitees Gain Rights Without Saying “I Do”

The Civil Partnership Act came into force on 1st January 2011.  The Act is two-fold as it includes both the civil registration of same-sex partnerships and the rights and duties of cohabiting couples, whether same sex or opposite sex. Cohabitants can fall into a wide variety of categories, ranging from young couples living together; either

Unintentional pregnancies due to failure of Implanon Contraceptive Device

At the start of the year the Irish Medicines Board announced that a reported 32 women in Ireland have experienced unintentional pregnancies while implanted with the implanon contraceptive device. The defects in these devices came to light in Britain where 1,607 women reported problems to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, 584 of whom became

Ignoring Your Mortgage Arrears Could Make Your Home Go Away

Home repossessions are, unfortunately, a reality in Ireland.  Home-owners are faced with the double dilemma of having a mortgage that is not affordable and homes which are in negative equity. The resounding message to homeowners is to contact your lender at an early stage before your mortgage arrears become an irreversible problem leading you down
Marriage Breakdown

Are Cohabitation Agreements from Venus and Pre-Nups from Mars?

Pre-nuptial agreements have been called “an insurance policy against falling out of love”.  Unlike the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Ireland currently has no legislation which recognises pre-nuptial agreements. Pre-nuptial agreements set out how assets and finances might be divided when people separate or divorce; cohabitation agreements serve the same purpose for co-habiting couples

Ultrasound Scans and Second Opinions Top Priorities for DePuy Patients

UK experts, Mr. David J. Langton, MRCS at University Hospital of North Tees and Dr. Thomas Joyce, Mechanical Engineer at Newcastle University, spoke to DePuy patients at an International DePuy Hip Implant Recall Conference in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Conference Centre on Saturday, 19th March 2011.  Lynch and Partners Solicitors hosted the conference to

DePuy Hip Recall – Higher Than Anticipated Failure Rates

At the end of 2010 it was estimated that the likely failure rate for the DePuy ASR hip implant stood at 13% after five years.  However, at the British Hip Society Annual Conference in early March the UK experts produced new research which indicates a much higher than anticipated early failure rate of these implants.

Til Death Us Do Part – Civil Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples

On 1st January 2011, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 came into force.  A civil partnership is legal recognition of a relationship between same-sex couples in Ireland for the first time.  A civil partnership and a civil marriage are entered into in very similar ways.  Former Minister for Justice