Category: Law

I qualified as a solicitor at 48-is it too late for you in 2026?

When the Celtic Tiger property market came to a crashing halt in 2007 I lost everything.  Or should I say all my capital. Capital I had worked hard to gather together over the previous 21 years Let me take you back to where it all started and what happened.  Because it is important to the… Continue reading I qualified as a solicitor at 48-is it too late for you in 2026?

The important question that is being overlooked in the Enoch Burke case

There is an important question in the Enoch Burke dispute that I believe is being overlooked by most observers. Although I would imagine anyone who is an employer is more likely to have considered this question. Let’s forget about issues of religion and transgender rights and education of young persons and setting an ethos in… Continue reading The important question that is being overlooked in the Enoch Burke case

High Court grants injunction preventing sale by Pepper appointed receiver

The High Court has granted an injunction to a couple in Cork preventing the sale by a Receiver of their property, a dairy farm and other property such as woodlands. There are a couple of points worth noting: This case is not authority for the proposition that there is any difficulty with a Receiver selling… Continue reading High Court grants injunction preventing sale by Pepper appointed receiver

4 principles of advocacy

Four principles of advocacy worthy of consideration are: Don’t repeat arguments, use short sentences and plain language. Use chronologies of events as the timeline is a vital part of a case. Your chronology should have

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Certain criminal trials grab the public’s attention

There are certain trials, usually criminal, which grab the public’s attention and which I am asked to comment on or cover on my YouTube channel. The Richard Satchwell criminal trial, which has just started this week, is one such trial. However, I doubt very much that I will cover it as it is expected to… Continue reading Certain criminal trials grab the public’s attention

Why would an employer defend a ‘no fault’ termination unfair dismissal case?

I published a video yesterday about an employer defending a case of unfair dismissal where the employer accepted the dismissal was unfair. The lay litigant employee won €145,000 for the unfair dismissal. The question arose as why would you defend a case like this? Because the employee is only entitled to financial loss by way… Continue reading Why would an employer defend a ‘no fault’ termination unfair dismissal case?

E-bikes deemed mechanically propelled vehicle (MPV)-District Court

A District Court case, involving a private prosecution when the Gardai did not want to know, has led to a landmark finding that an e-bike is a mechanically propelled vehicle. The Gardai, apparently, were unsure of the legal status of the e-bike in terms of the road traffic laws. The victim in this case brought… Continue reading E-bikes deemed mechanically propelled vehicle (MPV)-District Court