Hannah Clinton 
When someone dies with Irish Assets, Irish law gives certain rights to their spouse ie. a share of their estate. But what if that person was divorced abroad? If Ireland doesn’t recognise the divorce, the former spouse might still be treated as a legal spouse and therefore could seek to claim part of the estate. … Read more
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make and now with Ireland is rolling out several reforms to support eConveyancing, this process is to become faster, simpler, and more transparent. What is eConveyancing? eConveyancing is the digital version of the legal process used to transfer property ownership. Instead of relying on paper … Read more
The recast of the Brussels IIa Regulation—now known as Brussels IIb or Regulation EU 2019/1111—marks a significant step forward in the European Union’s commitment to enhancing the efficiency and consistency of cross-border family law, particularly divorces. Replacing Brussels IIa, the regulation introduces two systems: A key jurisdictional shift is from domicile to habitual residence, emphasizing … Read more
Under Irish succession law, a child is not automatically entitled to benefit under a parent’s will. If a parent wants to disinherit a child or children they are perfectly entitled to do so. However, after death, a child can make a claim to the court under section 117 of the Succession Act 1965 seeking a … Read more
Our firm regularly receives inquiries from both family members and lawyers in other countries seeking assistance in extracting Grants of Probate for people who have died domiciled in other countries, but who have left assets in Ireland. With so many ex-patriots throughout the world, this is not surprising, with holiday homes, Euro bank accounts and … Read more
It is of vital importance that a purchaser of a second-hand property, ensure that they instruct a suitably qualified Engineer/Architect to carry out a structural survey report. You may have come across the old Latin phrase “Caveat Emptor” which translates to “Let the Buyer Beware” or more loosely put “buy at your own risk”. When … Read more
The Steps Involved in Taking a Personal Injury Claim Lodging Your Claim When lodging a Personal Injury claim it is important to remember that it takes time and is a lengthy process. If you have suffered from an injury, you have two years from the date of the accident to lodge a claim. The majority … Read more
Our firm has successfully secured the dismissal of High Court Proceedings for want of prosecution on the basis of inordinate and inexcusable delay. Our firm brought the application on behalf of our client, to have the plaintiff’s proceedings dismissed for want of prosecution in circumstances where due to the passage of time, our client would … Read more
The First Home Scheme (FHS) was recently introduced by the Government to assist first-time buyers who want to purchase a newly constructed property and are having difficulties in securing the full purchase price from their mortgage and deposit. In addition to first Time Buyers, the scheme also allows for people who have separated or divorced, … Read more
An Easement is a right which an owner/occupier of land has, by virtue of their ownership of land, over the land of a neighbour – for example, right of way, light, support and water. Profits à prendre are rights to go on another person’s land and take natural material from it – for example, to … Read more
