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Are Cohabitation Agreements from Venus and Pre-Nups from Mars?
Why not have your cake and eat it . 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...
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...
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...
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...