The Trump criminal trial in New York commences this morning with opening statements in the case. It will be fascinating and is expected to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Two things I will be looking for over the course of the trial are Trump’s hubris and narcissism will be big factors in determining the… Continue reading The Trump criminal trial in New York-2 things I will be watching for
Category: Law
High Court only for “paupers and multi-millionaires”
The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, opined a few years ago that only “paupers and millionaires” could afford to litigate in the High Court. A recently retired Judge, Deirdre Murphy, says that that quote should now be amended to “paupers and multimillionaires”. At a recent talk she made some interesting observations… Continue reading High Court only for “paupers and multi-millionaires”
No need for new laws to protect the homes of politicians
The disgraceful so-called protest outside Roderick O’Gorman’s private home this week has prompted the Minister for Justice to make comment about new legislation to prevent protesting at the private homes of politicians, and other public figures. She could save herself a lot of angst and soul searching if she checked out the statute books to… Continue reading No need for new laws to protect the homes of politicians
Termination of a commercial lease by forfeiture
You would expect that the forfeiture of a commercial lease would be a straightforward process. You would think that if a commercial tenant/lessee is in breach of a condition of the lease, for example not paying the rent, then forfeiture would be a fast, straightforward process. Not so. Forfeiting a commercial lease is difficult and… Continue reading Termination of a commercial lease by forfeiture
Do disclaimers and qualifications in structural surveys render them worthless?
I made a video recently about getting a structural survey done when you are buying a second-hand house. We would always recommend but the purpose of the video was to explain that the survey is not a title document or a legal document per se. For this reason, any questions arising from it should be… Continue reading Do disclaimers and qualifications in structural surveys render them worthless?
Residential tenancy problems for landlords
I’m preparing a submission for the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) at the moment. It is such a waste of time and resources. The tenant should be long gone from the property. He was served with a notice pointing out that he was in breach of the tenancy by reason of his failure to pay rent… Continue reading Residential tenancy problems for landlords
I shouldn’t be surprised
I shouldn’t be surprised at this stage. It’s probably a reflection of the way I was brought up when it came to telling the truth. I can’ t understand people arranging consultations with me to get legal advice. Then the proceed to tell me only 50% of the story. It happened again recently. The lady… Continue reading I shouldn’t be surprised
They tell the others
I had a consultation last week with a lady who had been referred to us by three different people in her everyday life. Her new employer, her old employer and a business who supplies equipment to her husband’s job all recommended that she come to see us for legal advice. This type of thing can… Continue reading They tell the others
Insolvent employers and redundancy payments
I have three cases, at the moment, of my employee clients being entitled to a redundancy payment, as found by the Workplace Relations Commission, but where the employer is insolvent or unable to pay. We will have to pursue these payments through the fund which is administered by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, Trade and… Continue reading Insolvent employers and redundancy payments
“Bizarre…she probably couldn’t even lift it”
This comment from Christine, on TikTok, in response to my video about a woman who was excluded from the possibility of getting a job she applied for because she was a woman illustrates why you should be thankful for the law. And especially laws around discrimination. The whole point of this discrimination case, and the… Continue reading “Bizarre…she probably couldn’t even lift it”