The company law regime in Ireland is set for a complete overhaul with the coming into force of the Companies Bill later this year. The new legislation will consolidate the multiple pieces of legislation currently in force and endeavour to simplify this complex area of law. Company directors are advised to familiarise themselves with the […]

In June of 2017 Griffin Solicitors secured the renewal of the national English and Welsh Law Society’s internationaly recognized law management quality mark, Lexcel. Griffin Solicitors have originally obtained the quality mark in June 2014. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house […]

A court can order that the house is sold and the proceeds divided equally or in whatever shares it considers just. It can order that the sale be deferred for a specified period of time. It can order the transfer of the house into joint names or into the sole name of one spouse/civil partner. […]

The Attorney General is the advisor to the Irish Government on matters of law and legal opinion. Article 30 of the Constitution (or Bunreacht na hEireann) created the office of the Attorney General. He or she is appointed by the Taoiseach and leaves the office if the Government changes. Usually the person appointed is a […]

This morning the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese (left) signed the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (text as passed by the Oireachtas) into law. Once commenced, the Act will introduce civil partnerships that are to be available to same-sex couples only as well as an opt-out system of cohabitant protection […]