Expert witnesses who give questionable evidence in Court could end up being sued for compensation under the recommendations that are before the Law Reform Commission. The proposals are to abolish the traditional assumption of immunity for expert witnesses. The Commission is considering that where the witness acts with gross negligence in its reports or […]
17 June, 2016 – Ashley Park House, Nenagh For tickets contact Jane Morris – 086 2187341 / info@tippsolicitors.ie
The annual Tipperary Solicitors Bar Association team building weekend for 2016 is proposed for Rome, Italy this September. Flights will consist of: 22nd September 2016 DUBLIN TO ROME Fri 16:00 – Fri 20:00 EI 406 25th September 2016 ROME TO DUBLIN Sun 20.45 – Sun 23:05 EI 407 Accommodation this year will be in the 4-star Domus Romana Hotel which has a […]
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A somewhat unusual set of circumstances arose recently, which led me to ponder, what right an Accused has, to question the decision making of the DPP. In short, a 20 year old male was arrested for the investigation of an allegation of criminal damage. Whilst detained in the Garda Station, he managed, during the course […]
“Opting out” of full Building Control: Thank you to those who replied to my request for any examples of financial institutions looking unfavourably on houses being “opted out” of full building control. No one who replied had any examples of this happening, so the media outlet that reported this as a story would seem […]
An issue which often causes delays for conveyancing practitioners in the County is finding out of housing estates are in charge of the Local Authority. In an effort to assist, the Tipperary Solicitors Bar Association made a request to Tipperary County Council under the Freedom of Information Acts asking for a list of such estates for […]
While we all know it is an offence to be in possession of unlawful drugs, many people do not know how drugs offences are dealt with in the District Court. To begin with the District Court is your local court. It deals with minor or “summary” offences and most cases are dealt with on the […]
On the 12th January 2016 in the case of Bărbulescu –v- Romania, the European Court of Human Rights “ECHR”) ruled that an employer in Romania did not breach the privacy rights of its employee when it monitored personal chats on a Yahoo Messenger account which he was required to use for work purposes. In this […]
Simon Murphy, President of the Law Society will be a guest speaker at the Horse & Jockey Hotel on Tuesday 23rd of February 2016. The CPD event entitled “The Legal Services Regulation Bill and other topical issues followed by a Q&A session” will take place from 7.00pm to 8.00pm with registration at 6.45pm. […]
