Terry The offence of driving a dangerously defective vehicle is provided by section 54(2) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (as amended by the Road Traffic Act, 1968. It provides (2) Where a mechanically propelled vehicle is driven in a public place while there is a defect affecting the vehicle which the owner thereof knows of or … Read more
Motor insurance in Ireland is compulsory under the Road Traffic Acts, 1933 and section 56 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961. Every motorist must be insured without limit against personal injury caused by the negligent use of a motor vehicle. The obligation to insure was extended since July, 2008 to provide cover against property damage … Read more
You’re understandably stressed. Some fool has just driven into the back of you. And you are not sure what to do. Let’s have a look so that if the worst happens, you won’t compound your own misfortune. The most common type of personal injuries claim in Ireland is the road traffic accident according to the … Read more
The Irish Constitution envisages the ‘family’ as one based on marriage alone. Clearly this leads to huge difficulties for the many non-marital families in Ireland. However it has been held that non marital children have the same ‘natural and imprescriptible rights’ as marital children under article 42 of the Constitution. Unlike the rights of the … Read more
The Supreme Court has today (9th May, 2013) ruled that REAs (registered employment agreements) are unconstitutional. These agreements are provided for under the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. This case had previously been in the High Court where J. Hedigan dismissed the application.. The applicants are electrical contractors who in various ways, set out in these … Read more