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An interesting decision was handed down by Mr. Justice Barrett on the 28th February 2016 recently which dealt with the issue of delay. In the case of Ann Vernon versus AIBP Limited, the Plaintiff had sued the Defendant for personal injuries when she claims that she was involved in an accident on or about theRead more

A trademark is the means by which a business identifies its services and/or its goods, and how it protects its unique way of presenting its goods and services from other businesses. Examples of Irish trademarks include, Tayto, Kerrygold, DCC, Paddy Power, Musgraves, Dunnes Stores, and soforth. The relevant legislation is the 1996 Trademarks Act, whichRead more

Jack Tchrakian has very kindly contributed another article for our blog: For generations, the practice of creditors in seeking judgment against their debtors has been, in the case of large institutional creditors, to have a single witness give evidence as to the nature of the debt in question based upon the creditors books and ledgers.Read more

Further to our blog post yesterday, I thought I’d introduce you to Jack Tchrakian, one of the highly qualified barristers with whom we work closely Profile: Jack Tchrakian BL After completing his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree in Trinity College, Dublin in 2003, Jack qualified as a solicitor and practised at some of Ireland’s largestRead more

Small businesses in these current difficult times are particularly vulnerable should their employees decide to be less than honest. Small business owners know that it takes a considerable amount of work to build a successful business and to maintain the business as being successful. A criminal staff member who decides to take advantage of yourRead more

I came across an interesting article recently that made me think about how us lawyers use words and how normal use words. A wrong word can mean the difference between a happy customer and a law suit. Some of the more common ones are as follows: 1. Partner/partnering. Partner I get. Partner generally tends toRead more

I attended a very good talk on Risk Management by Colin Taylor at the last Law Society Conference in Cork. Colin Taylor is the head of the Risk Management Services of Prime Risk Solutions and while very entertaining in his talk, he was also very astute in the advice that he gave. He began hisRead more

Heretofore, the position was governed by a case called John Lawe-v-Irish County Meats Limited, which was a Circuit Court decision of Mr. Justice White. It allowed lay-off without wages in limited circumstances, provided there was a contractual clause in the employee’s contract to that effect. The position has now been changed by a decision ofRead more

Note taking. I’ll say it again, note taking. I really can’t emphasise it enough the importance of taking proper notes. A client came to see me last week about a deal that he was engaged in, and a contract which was entered into which was subsequently breached by the other side. Quite apart from theRead more

Legal Practitioners will all be familiar with the concepts of Discovery and the complex Rules that attach to that. How many of us interact with our clients on an electronic level. eDiscovery refers to discovery in Civil Litigation which deals with the exchange of information in electronic format. For a small business or litigant thisRead more