There is a new provision in the Legal Services Bill 2015, (which has yet to be enacted) that will give injured parties up to three years to make a medical negligence claim, the current time period being two years. As medical cases are inherently complicated, the date from which the time runs is not always …
MW Keller & Son recently secured a verdict of medical misadventure at the Coroner’s Court in Cork. Click on the following links for more information: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/baby-suffered-brain-damage-and-died-after-hospital-missed-warning-signs-1.3154054 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/quoti-brought-my-son-home-in-a-tiny-white-coffinquot-parents-welcome-medical-misadventure-verdict-797792.html
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 …
Are you thinking about buying a property with your partner? Cohabiting is the next step in a long term relationship. We all know buying a property can both be a happy and stressful time for you and your partner. There are a few practical steps that you should take to ensure the move in together …
Budget 2020 for the upcoming year was released at the start of the week. The main focus on the budget is preparing for a no-deal Brexit with a package worth 1.2 billion euro. We saw the usual increases in areas such as cigarette prices and cuts to prescription charges. Below is our list of the …
Since June 2019 there are many new provisions provided for under the Residential Tenancy Act regarding Landlords and Home improvements as well as other pressing issues. Among the new provisions signed into law relate to rent controls and designation of additional areas as rent pressure zones (RPZ) designations. The general rule is that rents for …
Are our concerns valid about our data when issues like Cambridge Analytica happen, does the EU’s GDPR help us to protect our data from leaks happening again? The Netflix documentary, “The Great Hack” has been watched all over the world by tens of millions of people most of whom were shocked to hear of how …
Today Apple and the Irish State embark on an epic court battle with the EU over the so-called Apple tax, how will this affect our Corporate Tax Structures? It is just over three years since the European Commission concluded its investigation into Apple’s tax liability in Ireland and Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission announced …
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