Terry If you are buying a new house you should check if it is registered with a structural defect scheme such as HomeBond or Premier. Your lender, if you are borrowing to purchase, may make it a condition of the loan offer that the house is covered by such a scheme. Or the lender may accept … Read more
The Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict on the question of costs in the Gemma O’Doherty & John Waters and The Minister for Health and Ireland and the Attorney General case concerning the constitutionality of measures introduced by the State to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. O’Doherty and Waters lost their appeal to … Read more
There has been quite a lot of deserved focus lately on the use of social media in the hassling, bullying, harassing of others. A campaign was launched in the last few weeks by the victims of stalking to have it made a specific offence. It is unlikely to succeed as it is thought to be … Read more
The Court of Appeal has overturned an award of €83,000 for an ESB employee who had suffered a psychological injury in the course of his work. The ESB technician had come across a medium voltage cable whilst repairing a streetlight. He claimed that he later realised that he had been close to a serious physical … Read more
There is a significant difference between a licence and a lease when it applies to property. The fundamental difference is a licence is a permission to use a property, whereas a lease gives you a legal interest in the property. One of the situations where this distinction can be of enormous significance is where a … Read more