Marek has suffered from a severe nut allergy all his life. His family never ordered takeaway food just in case it contained nuts. This changed during the lockdown in April and May of 2020. Marek’s family decided to order food from a local takeaway. On the phone, they clearly informed the restaurant of Marek’s allergies […]

Piotr had worked for a supply company for 3 years. The hours were long, the work was hard and the pay was ok. Piotr didn’t mind the hard work or the long hours. It was wet, windy, and cold when Piotr arrived with his lorry in the unloading bay in Galway City centre at 6am. […]

Andrius worked as a mechanic for a small Irish transport company since 2003. He went back to Lithuania during the recession in 2006 and then came back to working at this company in 2011. He was a mechanic who serviced large delivery trucks. The company has grown since 2011. At the start they only had […]

Mariusz has been working as a mechanic in a meat factory since he moved to Ireland in 2007. In August 2019 he was sent to one of the factories to repair a rotary packing machine which broke after one of the employees dropped a lump of meat inside. In order to repair it, Mariusz had […]

A widow made a Will leaving a house and bank accounts to the eldest son and nothing to the younger son. The younger son, who was effectively disinherited, took proceedings on the basis that his mother had failed in her moral obligation to him to make just and prudent provision for him and applied to […]

Oliver, a frugal electrician, passed away leaving a will. Oliver left one house and some land in Galway in addition to a sum of money in a bank account. Oliver was receiving a means tested old age pension. When Oliver applied for the pension, he disclosed all his assets to the Department of Social and […]

Alice, an elderly lady, had lived in the care of nuns in a nursing home for the latter years of her life and was in receipt of a means tested disability allowance. Alice had many health concerns and had never worked during her lifetime. Alice had made a will. Alice’s sole asset was one bank […]

Peter was a musician who had spent most of his life travelling the world. Peter met Emily in the 1960’s while touring in the US. Peter and Emily had a brief affair. Peter and Emily’s son Cillian was born in the US in the in the late 1960’s. Peter and Emily’s relationship ended soon after […]

Aidan contacted Griffin Solicitors enquiring about his grandmother Barbara’s house. Aidan informed us that Barbara had died in 1986. He said that his father Jim had lived in the property until his death 10 years ago. Aidan stated that none of his aunts or uncles were alive. He said that Barbara had 12 grandchildren. Four […]

The case of a neighbour of ours who drafted a home-make will that lead to a significant amount of litigation has recently been heavily publicised in the national media. Maureen McEnroe lived on the same street as our offices. Maureen, a single lady without children, executed her home-made pre-printed will in 2005. Maureen passed away […]