Injuries Board All personal injury claims resulting from negligence in employment matters, motor accidents or public liability must go through the Injuries Board before the courts.* However, if the claim is following a medical treatment, a constitutional or European Convention of Human Rights breach or a is a psychological injury claim the Board will usually […]

Limitations for Personal Injuries I was involved in a work related accident in which I injured my back. I recovered after a few months, but several years later I got the results of x-rays which revealed a much more serious problem that appeared to be as a result of the accident. Am I out of […]

Disqualified Licence A number of months ago I was disqualified from driving. However, I have recently been offered some work involving driving, which I am under pressure to accept, due to financial strain. What are the consequences for me driving while disqualified, or is there any way I can apply to the court to get […]

Improvements to Bankruptcy. Over the last 8 years there has been an increase in the number of businesses and families who have been forced to file for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is a court process which deals with debt payment. If it is successful, the process allows the debts to be written off after a period where […]

Cycling Once the clocks spring forward and the days are brighter it is time to get the bike out of the shed, dust it down and saddle up. Unfortunately it is not easy being a cyclist in Dublin. Accidents involving cyclists are quite common and occur in a number of ways. The best way to […]

Registration of Rights of Way Acquired through Usage There are a large number of Rights of Way (ROW) in Ireland acquired by usage where there is no written document creating them.  A ROW arises if you own a piece of land and in order to get to it you must pass over a piece of […]

Works Orders Works Orders allow you to work on a party structure if you have been unable to get the consent of your neighbour to go onto their land. A party structure under the Act is any building, plant or structure, which divides adjoining and separately owned buildings, or is situated at, on, between or […]

Guardianship I have recently split up with my partner of two years. We were not married and she had one child with a previous partner, and she gave birth to our daughter last year. I have heard the law has recently changed in relation to guardianship. Can you please advise me. In general when a […]

At the start of the year, this Act was signed into law which created greater rights for those with a limited capacity to make decisions, whether as a result of a brain injury, disability or illness, such as dementia. The Act sets out tests to determine whether a person has capacity and ensures a person […]

In recent months, drink driving offences have been topical in the media. Unfortunately, most of the publicity has been negative, referring to the number of people who escape conviction as a result of technicalities. Recently, it came to light that incorrect statistics were published which said only 40% of offences were successfully convicted, however, the […]