MW Keller & Son Solicitors
Serving the people of Waterford and beyond since 1941. Our fundamental purpose at M.W. Keller & Son Solicitors is to provide a competitive, efficient and personal service to each and every client.
The Minister for Finance has announced a new tax relief incentive whereby first time buyers will be entitled to a 5% rebate on the purchase price of a new house up to the value of €400,000 on their income tax for the previous 4 years. Pro-rata rates will apply to houses where the purchase price […]
The prohibition on certain parties funding litigation in Ireland is provided for through the doctrines of Maintenance and Champerty. Maintenance is the provision of financial support by a party who has no interest in a case, but who assists another party who has an interest in bringing the case. Champerty is the provision of financial […]
Beneficiaries who inherit agricultural property or receive it by way of a gift may be able to claim Agricultural Relief to reduce their Capital Acquisitions Tax liability. Where it applies, beneficiaries benefit from a 90% reduction in the tax payable otherwise. Agricultural property is defined as Agricultural land, pasture & woodland located within the European Union, […]
This exemption can apply in circumstances where agricultural land is gifted and where agricultural land is sold. The current rate of stamp duty for non-residential property is 2%. Where the exemption applies, no stamp duty is payable which can save young trained farmers significant sums of money. The conditions for qualifying for this exemption are […]
A Bill for paid paternity leave will be introduced to the Dáil this week. It will provide for two weeks paid paternity leave from September. Fathers will be able to take two weeks of paternity leave and will receive two weeks of paternity benefit within the first six months after the birth of their baby. […]
Between Monday 18th – Friday 29th April, M.W. Keller & Son Solicitors is taking part in the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) ‘Make a Will’ Campaign. M.W. Keller & Son Solicitors will offer clients a standard Will writing service free of charge, in return for a suggested donation of €50 – €100 to MRF. Solicitor, Tom […]
Before Christmas 2015, the Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner issued a new practice note in relation to the use of the CCTV. The use of CCTV systems has greatly expanded over the past few years and the systems have become far more sophisticated. Recognisable images captured by CCTV systems are personal data and […]
Along with thinking about making a will and putting in place your instructions with what you want to happen to your physical property after you die it is also, in this day and age, important to think about what you want to happen to your digital property after you die. One part of this […]
A power of attorney is the legal document by which a person (the donor) allows another person (the attorney) to represent the donor or to act in the donor’s place, either generally or for specific purposes. It comes to an end if the donor becomes mentally incapacitated or dies. An Enduring power of attorney (EPA), […]
M.W. Keller and Son recently succeeded in securing a €10.4 million settlement on behalf of 10 year old Alex Butler who was injured at birth in University Hospital Waterford (at the time Waterford Regional Hospital). After a long and harrowing battle for 10 years with the HSE John and Sonya Butler are relieved that their […]
