I meet employers on a regular basis who are faced with what they believe are frivolous, unfounded, “nuisance” employment claims at the Workplace Relations Commission. Merely because an employer believes a claim has no merit does not mean that that’s the case. However, in my experience a small number of claims are not well founded… Continue reading “Nuisance” employment claims
Free legal advice
The number of requests I receive every day for advice, answers to questions, thorny legal disputes and rows on the various social media platforms would surprise you. TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn. I’m contacted on a frequent basis on all of these websites for, what is essentially, free legal advice. I used to reply to… Continue reading Free legal advice
The most demanding part of a WRC hearing
The most demanding part of a WRC hearing, if you are acting for a client or even arguing your own case, is listening to the evidence of the opposing witness(es). There are many parts of the hearing, including your submission and your direct examination of your own client(s), that can be prepared in advance. But… Continue reading The most demanding part of a WRC hearing
Shocking betrayal of trust by security man
That case reported yesterday involving the security guard working in Penneys and the 15-year-old girl must be one of the worst nightmares of any parent. The guy, who ordered the young girl who had been shoplifting a low value make up brush and something else that young girls are interested in to remove her clothes… Continue reading Shocking betrayal of trust by security man
Relational versus transactional videos and a subtle transition
My attempts to create more relational type videos rather than strictly transactional videos is going well. There appears to be a good interest in the day in the life type of video. And I do not believe that is a surprise as people have a great interest in the daily lives of others. The explosion… Continue reading Relational versus transactional videos and a subtle transition
Capital acquisitions tax reliefs/exemptions
The most useful exemptions and reliefs in relation to the acquisition of capital-through a gift or a benefit in a will-include Learn more about capital acquisitions tax here.
Being recognised out and about from my YouTube channel
I was in Galway last weekend for a couple of nights over the bank holiday weekend. And, as usual, I was recognised by a couple of guys who welcomed me to Galway and told me they enjoyed my YouTube channel and that they were subscribers. The two meetings were on different days and with unrelated… Continue reading Being recognised out and about from my YouTube channel
Capital acquisitions tax and the valuable business relief
I wrote yesterday about agricultural relief and the utility of this relief to allow a parent pass significant wealth to a child with stunning tax efficiency. Another valuable relief is business relief. Business relief can provide a 90% reduction in the value of the business being transferred to beneficiaries. Some types of business are excluded-for… Continue reading Capital acquisitions tax and the valuable business relief
How to give wealth to your children in the most tax efficient way
If you want to give your child €1,000,000 and you give him/her cash he/she will pay tax on the gift or benefit in a will at a rate of 33%. Your child will have a tax free threshold of €335,000, therefore will be taxed on the excess of €665,000. The same capital acquisitions tax/gift tax… Continue reading How to give wealth to your children in the most tax efficient way
This TikTok video (“when there’s no will”) has generated a stunning response
I published a short video yesterday on TikTok entitled “When there is no will” and the reaction to it has been stunning. The video, 24 hours later, has had 164,000 views, 2,034 likes, 88 comments. The Irish fascination with land, it seems, is matched with a fascination for disputes and rows over wills, the passing… Continue reading This TikTok video (“when there’s no will”) has generated a stunning response