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News Brief – Part II: Personal Insolvency Act
Tipp FM Legal Slot – 5th March 2013 John M. Lynch on Personal Insolvency Act [soundcloud id='166935061'] Download our News Brief - Part II Personal Insolvency Act notes The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 was signed into law on St. Stephen’s day. ...
First DePuy verdict returns with $8.3 million award to Patient in the United States
The first Johnson & Johnson DePuy hip implant lawsuit to go to trial has resulted in an $8.3 million jury award in the United States. The Los Angeles jury awarded the compensation to Loren “Bill” Kransky, a retired prison guard from Montana, after finding that...
Magdalene Laundries – The Government Fund to Benefit Survivors
In our last blog we looked at the background to the investigation into State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries. In this blog we will look at the proposed scheme which the government intends to put in place. The estimated number of Magdalene survivors is between...
Living Wills Bill Would Give Alzheimer’s Patients Choice of Treatment Plan In Advance
According to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, 41,740 people and 50,000 carers in Ireland are impacted by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia illness. Current figures suggest that within 20 years the number of people affected will have doubled. A recent study...
Magdalene Laundries – The Report Investigating State Involvement
The government held a meeting on the 14th June 2011 to consider the circumstances of women who were admitted to the laundries and decided to set up an Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts and level of state involvement/interaction with the laundries....
Redundancy – Your Rights and Entitlements
Redundancy occurs where employees are let go from their jobs when their position is no longer sustainable. This can happen for any number of reasons including a company closing or restructuring, lack of funds to keep the worker in employment or because the employer...
Grandparents Do Have Access rights under by Law.
Grandparents often play a very important role in the lives of their grandchildren but can find themselves in a situation where they may not be able to see their grandchildren particularly in circumstances where a family breakdown has taken place and the relationship...
Narcolepsy Suffers Still Waiting for Government Support Almost One Year On
Last year we blogged about a swine flu vaccine called Pandemrix which was suspected of causing narcolepsy. In yesterday’s article “Parents slam inaction after narcolepsy support pledge” the Irish Examiner highlights that children who developed narcolepsy after...
MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls – Update
Tipp FM Legal Slot – 19th February 2013 John M. Lynch on MoM Hip Implant Recalls [soundcloud id='167061955'] Download our MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls - Update notes Recently thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants were recalled by Johnson &...