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What is a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)? A CPO is a legal order which allows certain statutory bodies, such as local authorities, which need to acquire land or property for large projects (e.g. road widening or Luas schemes) to do so without the consent of the owner  where a compelling case in the public interest can be demonstrated. Compulsory purchase powers enable a local authority to acquire land, property, and other interests compulsorily to carry out their public func

The plaintiffs sought to enforce the sale of estate land in Co. Tipperary, which they claimed was concluded by a handshake between the...

he names of recent storms have nearly become household names too. The frequency of storms has been increasing and recent floods, such as...

There is always confusion as to whether leases and licences are basically the same thing, but they most certainly are not. The essential...