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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...
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...
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...