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Burn Injuries to Newborn Baby
Medical Negligence A child who is now seven years of age, who as a newborn baby, suffered a chemical-type burn after a wipe was allegedly...

PAL Admin
May 27, 20241 min read


Probate - Two Wills
The deceased, James Brown, owned family lands in Co. Mayo. When he was 18, he emigrated to England then at 30 to Australia where he...

PAL Admin
Apr 4, 20242 min read


CARE OF THE ELDERLY Assisted Decision Making: Court Appoints Support Official from Outside the Immediate Family of the Elderly Person.
The old Wardship system was replaced in 2015 by the Assisted Decision-Making process and the Decision Support Services (DSS) office was...

PAL Admin
Feb 14, 20242 min read


Flood Damage: Where do Owners, Landlords and Tenants Stand?
he names of recent storms have nearly become household names too. The frequency of storms has been increasing and recent floods, such as...

PAL Admin
Dec 5, 20233 min read


Personal Injuries - Sporting Activities
Participating in a sport can by its nature mean that there is an acceptance of injury if one is so unfortunate to be injured. Different...

PAL Admin
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Landlord & Tenant - Leases and Licences in Ireland. What is the difference?
There is always confusion as to whether leases and licences are basically the same thing, but they most certainly are not. The essential...

PAL Admin
Nov 22, 20232 min read


PROPERTY - What is a Foreshore Licence and when would I need it?
As the entire foreshore in Ireland, effectively the land between the sea and the mainland itself, is owned by the state, it is a...

PAL Admin
Aug 1, 20232 min read


Award Reversed on Appeal
Plaintiff who slipped on ice outside his apartment has € 60,000 award overturned on appeal. The appeal court found the plaintiff had...

PAL Admin
May 26, 20232 min read


Expert Witness
Evidence rejected by the court as it was far too one-sided and failed to be objective. Evidence from a highly qualified expert witness...

PAL Admin
May 18, 20232 min read


Deed of Transfer
Deed of transfer The wife of the deceased procured from her husband, shortly before his death, a deed of transfer of his multi-million...

PAL Admin
May 16, 20232 min read


The Third Conversation
Preparation for end of life, from a legal perspective, requires three considerations. The first outcome to consider is loss of life....

Justin Mckenna
May 11, 20233 min read


Statue of Limitations in Litigations
When people are unfortunate to have an accident which causes injury to them resulting from a third-party incident, they often wait and...

PAL Admin
May 4, 20232 min read


Statute of Limitations and the case of Brandley v Deane
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS If a builder carries out negligent works on your house, but these remain undiscovered for many years, how does...

PAL Admin
Mar 8, 20232 min read


LITIGATION Notices for Particulars: What you are Entitled to and What you are Not
In any action where you are unsure of the case that the other party is going to make at trial, you may serve your opponent with a ‘Notice...

PAL Admin
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Selling Your House? 10 Useful tips for vendors
An estate agent is usually your first call. But your house can sell as soon as a board goes up, so it is just as important to inform...

PAL Admin
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Time to make an Enduring Power of Attorney
Are you, or your parents, over 60 years of age? Now is the time to do it. Why? It's about to become a whole lot more expensive. On the...

Justin Mckenna
Oct 25, 20222 min read


PALS Judicial Review
Partners at Law Solicitors recently brought a successful Judicial Review application in the High Court which resulted in a prosecution...

PAL Admin
Aug 30, 20202 min read


Recent changes to Ground Rent legislation
During the 18th and 19th century it became common for landlords who owned large areas of land to lease out this land as a way of ensuring...

PAL Admin
Jun 21, 20203 min read


Extradition Law & European Arrest Warrants
Partners at Law Solicitors were recently involved in an extradition case which is currently the subject of an appeal by the Minister for...

PAL Admin
Jun 2, 20202 min read


Advanced Healthcare Directives (AHD)
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, we should all apply our minds to the end of our lives and express our wishes in a written...

PAL Admin
May 15, 20202 min read
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