Despite recent reports that Ireland may not get the big 'Brexit dividend' it might have envisaged from UK banks and financial services companies relocating operations here, one London City lawyer argues that Ireland is still well-placed to be the new base of choice for the UK insurance sector. Written by Stephen Netherway, Partner and Head of the Insurance [...]
Ray Motherway BL This article has been written for Lawyer.ie by Ray Motherway, a practicing barrister with professional experience of injury law in Ireland. The Road Safety Authority (RSA), the state agency formed by the Irish Government to promote road safety, reported that in 2015, there were 9 cyclist deaths on the [...]
Publisher's Note: This is one of the most definitive and expertly written Irish probate legal guides available online and is a superb resource for legal professionals, students and the general public alike. If you require the services of a Probate Solicitor visit our practice pages here. INTRODUCTION The need for time limitations on the institution [...]
Pictured above at the conferral of the 2016 Diploma in Notarial Law & Practice are Roddy Tyrrell, Principal of Tyrrell Solicitors & publisher of Lawyer.ie, Mr. Michael V. O'Mahony, Dean of the Faculty of Notaries Public and Susan Denham, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Hon Mrs Justice Susan Denham said; ‘This is a day [...]
During Christmas week December 2014, the High Court was called upon to decide on a matter of great urgency - to resolve a medical legal issue of significant public importance. To date nothing has changed regarding medical legal guidelines for the management of exceptional circumstances during pregnancy. This paper by Maria Watson BL seeks to explore that decision [...]
Amidst all the noise of the Brexit debate now gaining ground in Ireland lies one simple truth writes London City lawyer Stephen Netherway – no one can predict exactly what will happen to Ireland should the UK leave the EU this Thursday. Updated 24 June [...]
In the Irish Times today was the news that a report by Standard & Poors, released in the aftermath of the extensive recent floods in Ireland, contains a number of findings which seem to contradict the general media spin from the Irish Insurance industry regarding both flood insurance and also injury claims in general. [...]
Are you living in Italy and require the services of an Irish lawyer? Roddy Tyrrell (see profile here) of Tyrrell Solicitors (and publisher of Lawyer.ie) is offerring a new service for people who are currently residing in Italy and require legal representation here in the Republic of Ireland jurisdiction. The legal services offerred include [...]
Roddy Tyrrell, publisher of Lawyer.ie and principal of Tyrrell Solicitors reports on a recent example of a 'dead client scam' (also known as an inheritance scam), a variant of which has been using the name of his firm. Recently our firm received contact from a gentleman in Australia who had received an emailed and personalized letter [...]
A comprehensive look at abortion law in Ireland and how an abortion tribunal system might be formulated if legislative changes are made. Section 1: Abstract This paper: (a) provides a brief analysis and discussion of the literature dealing with abortion and the law, specifically describing the many differences between definitions of when life [...]
