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The Data Protection Commissioner has published the annual report for 2012. In particular, he has highlighted concerns over the issue of sharing personal data in the public sector. He has accepted that the sharing of some data is essential for the efficient delivery of public services, and indeed to assist Government function, but the concernRead more

With all litigation, particularly the more complex and involved litigation, experts will increasingly be called upon to give evidence to support your case and aid the Judge in making a reasoned and fair decision. Experts may be called in relation to cause, effect, and restitution, and it is obviously important to select the right experts,Read more

At the end of April, the UK High Court ruled that 5 Internet Service Providers in the UK must block the well known file sharing site, The Pirate Bay, from copyright violations.  For those unaware, The Pirate Bay offered users the ability to download music, videos and other copyrighted material for free through peer toRead more

I listened with great interest to the comments of Paul Keane, Managing Partner of Reddy Charlton Solicitors, on Friday the 10th May at the Law Society Conference. The new Bill has been coming for some time, and it has the distinction of being the largest piece of legislation ever introduced to the Orieachtas. This isRead more

I had the pleasure of attending the Law Society Conference in Killarney last weekend where the keynote speech was given by the Minister, Mr. Alan Shatter, TD. He touched on a wide range of issues, a speech which went on considerably longer than was anticipated but all of his comments were fascinating to the delegates.Read more

Making your pitch to your Financiers is often the most important part of any business. However, it is often the place where most mistakes are made. Here are some simple tips to try and assist in this crucial time; 1.         Get the talk-listen ration right. They want to hear all about your idea, but theyRead more

There are two main methods of liquidating a company, namely voluntary liquidation and compulsory liquidation. There are two sub-divisions of voluntary liquidation, breaking down into member’s voluntary liquidation and creditor’s voluntary liquidation. A member’s voluntary liquidation can be used when the company is solvent and the members of the company decide to wind up theRead more

Examinership is Ireland’s formal corporate recovery mechanism in Ireland.  It is similar to the US Chapter 11 and the UK Process of Administration (Leeds United).  This is a formal process to restructure the debts of an Irish Company under the protection of the High Court for up to 100 days.   Normally the High Court grantsRead more

The new Legal Services Bill has heralded an already acknowledged intent by the powers that rule the taxation of Solicitors’ costs to move toward billable hours.  theTaxing Master has already indicated that he requires a note of the hours recorded and of the time spent with the obvious inference that a calculation will be carriedRead more

This time last year, we were hanging out on the Common in the sunshine, encouraging each other and slowly and calmly building up to the start of a fantastic day. The fundraising was done, almost 4,000 collected for the hospital, all that remained was the 26.2 miles around London in glorious weather with fantastic crowds,Read more