Registration of Ownership of Property Based on Adverse Possession/Squatter’s Title-the Basics

Have you lived in a property for a considerable period of time and now want to be registered as owner of that property with the Property Registration Authority? Adverse Possession/Squatter’s Rights One way to do this is by “adverse possession/squatters rights”. Section 13 of the Statute of Limitations act, 1957 provides that no action to … Read more

Replies to Particulars in Civil Litigation-What You Ought to Know

  Litigation is the process you engage in when you are involved in civil legal proceedings, for example a personal injury claim or a commercial dispute. An important part of litigation is the serving of a Notice for Particulars, and the consequent Replies to Notice for Particulars. Notice for Particulars The Notice for Particulars is … Read more

McKenzie Friends For Lay Litigants in the Irish Courts-What You Need to Know

Do you know one guy or girl who knows everything? You know the lad. He has an opinion on everything, no matter how obscure or complex or unrelated to his sphere of expertise, assuming he has one. They can be annoying but harmless, until they start giving legal advice. Then the crapola can hit the … Read more

Not Guilty Does Not Mean Innocent in Criminal Law

The finding of “not guilty” in an Egyptian Court, and release from custody from an Egyptian prison of Ibrahim Halawa, has led many people, including Minister Simon Coveney, to describe him as “innocent of the charges”. During the summer Paul Murphy TD, and the Jobstown water protesters who were accused and charged with false imprisonment … Read more