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“To Die You Have to Prove You Were Born” – Death Certificate for ‘Unborn’ Child
An ‘unborn’ child, who died in a horrific two-car collision in Tipperary in 2012, will be issued with a death certificate, marking an apparent legal first in Ireland. Clonmel Coroner’s Court this week held the death of baby girl, Mollie, to be one of stillbirth caused...
Cohabitation – What’s the cost of living in sin?
The term “common law marriage” is a phrase that is familiar to many people. It does not however confer any legal rights in Ireland. Many couples have in the past, assumed in error that certain rights and responsibilities arose from their relationship. The Courts have...
The End of Bankruptcy Tourism – One Year Bankruptcy Is Here
THE END OF BANKRUPTCY TOURISM! – ONE YEAR BANKRUPTCY PERIOD This One Year Bankruptcy has been a long time in coming. People have been suffering for long enough the debt hangover from the Celtic Tiger era. In 2012 big changes were introduced. The Insolvency Service...
Inquest – What you need to know
Attending at an Inquest After the funeral is over and loved ones try to pick up the pieces. Many families are surprised when, after six weeks or more, a member of the Garda Siochána call to the family home to inform them of the date of the inquest of their family...
One Year Bankruptcy Reform – A Welcome Change
What is One Year Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is where the property or assets someone who is unable or unwilling to pay their debts are transferred to a person who is given charge of the property by the High Court (called the Official Assignee) to be sold. When those assets...
The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – Are there legal emissions?
The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal – Are there legal emissions? As anyone who has been keeping an eye on the news recently will know, the VW group has been engulfed in a huge scandal over emissions cheating devices in their vehicles. The scandal involves special...
Change in the Bankruptcy Law – A positive development
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has today announced that legislation reducing the term of bankruptcy could become law before the end of the year. Bankruptcy is the last resort open to a creditor who cannot get paid by any other means and the end of the line for a debtor who is...
PLAN TO SUCCEED! – ESTATE / SUCCESSION PLANNING
WHAT IS ESTATE AND SUCCESSION PLANNING? Estate planning is planning the transfer of assets to the next generation in a tax efficient way. While making a Will is certainly the first step in planning ahead there are other issues to consider depending on your own...
‘A Living Will’ – Enduring Power of Attorney
Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) What is an EPA (Enduring Power of Attorney)? If someone becomes incapacitated through disability, illness or a progressive degenerative disease their assets could potentially be frozen. To avoid this situation a person, while in...