One way to speed up the sale of your house and help your Solicitor considerably is to get him the title Deeds as soon as possible. If they are at home then get them into him pronto for safekeeping and so he can start drafting the contracts. If they are at the bank, as is [...]

One of our cases was reported in the Irish Times over the weekend. Here is the report and our commentary: “In a separate case before the Tribunal, a former barman was awarded €5000 despite admitting to having breached known rules about drinking alcohol at work. When he was caught on CCTV camera pouring a glass [...]

We are acting for an increasing number of First Time Buyers in the moribund property market and seeing them pick up some great bargains. Its always a pleasure guiding a young couple through their first purchase and we are always mindful of the stress that is involved. Here are our top tips for keeping the [...]

Whenever a company is in the process of merging with another company the issue of Employees arises. Basically, what happens with the existing Employees? This is never as straightforward as it seems! At its most basic under TUPE Law the Employees are to be transferred with all their exisiting rights and benefits to the new [...]

In a very interesting High Court decision Justice John MacMenamin refused the relocation application of a mother, who was seperated from the father of her childen to return to Spain. The application was refused as it was not in the best interests of the children. The decision is an interesting one for any family law [...]

 Cork Personal Injuries Lawyer Maurice O’Connor of the Litigation Department at Healy O’Connor Solicitors recently represented a mother and her three childen who suffered personal injuries after their car was rear-ended by another vehicle. Luckily the children were all strapped in however they suffered soft tissue injuries. The impact was severe and as a result injuries [...]

The personal injuries litigation department at HOC Solicitors noted with interest a recent decision of the High Court to reduce an award for personal injuries compensation from €80,000 to €27,000.  In a slightly unusual set of circumstances the High Court reduced the award on the basis the Plaintiff was two-thirds responsible for the incident and the [...]

I am currently involved in several ongoing cases where my clients are suing in the High Court for Bullying and Harrassment. It is very important that an employee, if he feels he or she is being bullied, raises the grievance with their Employer. The grievance procedure will be laid out in the Company Handbook or contract [...]

The Central Bank has now sought to compel insurance companies to provide information about the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to claimants. Under the new code personal injury claimants will have to be informed they are entitled to deal with the Board directly themselves. The Board feel considerable savings will be made for claimants by not using [...]

I was involved in a case against an insolvent company. The liquidators arrived at the Employment Appeals Hearing without a company representative. In those circumstances they sought an adjournment which we successfully fought.  We have now just found out we were successful and our client has been awarded redundancy against the insolvent company. We will now pursue the [...]