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Changes to Family Law

Changes to Family Law: Unmarried fathers who have lived with the mother of their child for more than a year will have automatic guardianship rights under sweeping changes to Family Law. The landmark legislation will, for the first time, give unmarried fathers legal rights to access to their...

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NPPR, Local Property Tax & Household Charge

NPPR The Non Principal Private Residence charge was introduced in 2009 and was payable on all residential property where the owner had more than one residence. The liability date for this charge was the 31st March each year and if you were the owner of the property on that date and it was not your...

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Issue of upwards only rent review clauses

Ickendel Limited –V- Bewley’s Café Grafton Street Limited, Respondent; [2013] IEHC 293 Date of Judgment 25th March 2013 Judgment of Mr. Justice Charleton This case concerned the landmark building on Grafton Street, Dublin known as Bewley’s Oriental Café. The arbitrator who was appointed to review...

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Symphsiotomy survivors reject Magdalene type redress scheme

Symphysiotomy is a surgical procedure whereby the pelvis is broken in order to allow easier delivery of a baby. The surgery increased the size of the pelvic area and thus allowed easier delivery of the baby. It became a routine procedure for women experiencing an obstructed labour and it is...

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Company -v- Sole Trader

The first question any person thinking of setting up a new business should ask is whether they will set it up as a sole trader or whether they will form a limited liability company to run the business on their behalf. There are key advantages and disadvantages to each and it is worth taking the...

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The Dawning of a New Era in Family Law

One could say that the signing into law of the Civil Partnership Act, 2010 marks the end of an era in Ireland where only married couples of the opposite sex were afforded rights and duties under our legislation. The signing into law of the Civil Partnership Act 2010 marks a milestone in family law...

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Martina Murphy Solicitors in the Papers

Martina Murphy, Practising Partner, was featured in the Irish Independent Farming Section, following her talk as a guest speaker at the April '10 IFA meeting in Limerick. Farmers face new right of way battle

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