Every year I see a spate of announcements from colleague and law firms who communicated the good news that they have been nominated for, or won, some award or other. There is an award dinner, and the attendees dress up nice and get their photographs taken and take selfies. Then they announce the good news… Continue reading Law awards versus Google reviews and new clients
Legal costs at the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court
I read at the weekend that Ammi Burke’s legal costs bill in respect of her failed High Court action against Arthur Cox Solicitors and the WRC could be in the region of €250,000. I do not know how accurate this figure is but it struck me that it was entirely avoidable if Ms Burke was… Continue reading Legal costs at the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court
The Burkes’ legal costs
The question of who pays the legal costs incurred in the various legal cases involving members of the Burke family is raised repeatedly online. In the civil cases involving Enoch Burke (versus Wilson’s Hospital School and Sunday Independent/Mediahuis) and Ammi Burke (versus WRC and Arthur Cox Solicitors) Enoch Burke and Ammi Burke represented themselves. So,… Continue reading The Burkes’ legal costs
The tax efficiency of bare trusts for children
I am regularly asked questions about setting up a trust for a child or children. A bare trust, also known as a simple trust, is one of the easiest ways to provide for children in a tax efficient way. Firstly, the small gift exemption. For example, a parent or grandparent, can each put €3,000 per… Continue reading The tax efficiency of bare trusts for children
What Enoch Burke supporters cannot understand about his defamation failure
Many Enoch Burke supporters, and others, cannot understand how or why he has lost his defamation case against the Sunday Independent if what they published was untrue. And it was untrue. The publisher accepted this, amended the record, and apologised. But the Judge explained that you need more than merely the publication of an untrue… Continue reading What Enoch Burke supporters cannot understand about his defamation failure
The common mistake with entrepreneurs and commercial leases
I’m working on a new lease for a client this morning. It is a typical new lease where my client is renewing their existing lease and signing a new deed of renunciation. Everything is straightforward as I have gone through the necessary pre-lease queries now and five years ago when I acted for the same… Continue reading The common mistake with entrepreneurs and commercial leases
Heading for 30,000 YouTube subscribers and doing it my way
I am heading for 30,000 YouTube subscribers to my YouTube channel. And one of the things that gives me great satisfaction about this milestone is that I have done it, to a large extent, my way. By this I mean the variety of subject matter I have covered on my channel to date does not… Continue reading Heading for 30,000 YouTube subscribers and doing it my way
They will find you
I published a video on my YouTube channel yesterday and I did not expect it to do well. In fact, I expected to tank. But I should have known. The ones you expect to do well do badly, and the videos you expect to do well disappoint. The video yesterday was about search engine results,… Continue reading They will find you
The unforeseen benefit of blogging every day
I never thought when I started this blog and made a promise to myself that I would write something here every day that it would give rise to a series of videos which I publish on my YouTube channel. The reason I resolved to write something every day was simply to maintain my writing muscle.… Continue reading The unforeseen benefit of blogging every day
Adults still in charge; Sinn Fein must learn this lesson
Early indications from the local elections suggest that the adults are still in charge. The promised tsunami of a radical, right wing political force in Ireland has not materialised. Yes, there will be a few individuals who will win council seats on the basis of bashing foreigners and spreading an “Ireland is full” message. But… Continue reading Adults still in charge; Sinn Fein must learn this lesson