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?

Finding a good audio solution for motovlogging-why?

I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to find a good audio solution for doing videos or vlogs from my Vespa scooter. The biggest problems confronting anyone doing “motovlogging” are I was out yesterday testing a Sony Lavalier microphone. That is a little mic I can feed into the helmet and which you might usually… Continue reading Finding a good audio solution for motovlogging-why?

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

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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