Terry “Can you buy a house at auction with a mortgage” is a question I am asked from time to time. The short answer is ‘yes’. The long answer, however, is more nuanced and requires some explanation. There is nothing in principle why a lender would not provide a mortgage for a property at auction. It … Read more
The President of the High Court has issued a guidance note regarding the issue of vaccination of wards of court and intended wards of court. Remember: a ward of court may lack decision making capacity. Firstly, vaccination of all wards of court against covid-19 should be carried out using the same procedure used for the … Read more
Time is fast running out for the registration of rights of way arising from prescription-that is, by reason of long use. As the law stands you have up to 30th November 2021 to register your prescriptive easement with the Property Registration Authority. This is the section 49A procedure and is intended for the situation where … Read more
I have been taken aback by the level of naivety I have recently encountered regarding commercial leases. Small business owners, entrepreneurs, solo business owners. All these individuals I would expect to approach any commercial transaction with a good degree of caution. And scepticism. With a healthy reluctance to accept promises and statements made as part … Read more
Are you entitled to exercise your freedom of expression right anonymously? This is one of the fascinating questions that the Justice Garrett Simons of the High Court is to send to the European Court of Justice for a determination. This question, along with others set out below, arise from a High Court application by a … Read more