Your practical guide for buying at auction in Ireland
In recent times, there has been a huge increase in the number of properties being bought at auction and it has fast become a popular way to buy and ...
Your Probate Frequently Asked Questions Answered
What is Probate ? Probate in Ireland is the legal and formal process that allows a person (known as an executor or administrator) to deal with the assets of the ...
Need Another Good Reason to Make a Will!? Inheritance Tax Planning
No one can predict the future, but this does not mean that we should not try to plan for it. Mapping out your wishes and goals can help us achieve ...
Bladder Injury During Appendectomy
The medical negligence team at McElhinney & Associates solicitors recently represented the family of a young child Plaintiff who was brought to the Emergency Department on referral from his GP ...
The Court’s Recent Approach to Blanket Defences
Until the introduction of the Civil Liability & Courts Act 2004 it was usual for the Defendant to put the Plaintiff on full proof of everything that was claimed in ...
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
The medical negligence team at McElhinney & Associates recently represented the family of a wrongful death action. The deceased was admitted to the Defendant’s hospital and thereafter underwent a CT ...
Severing Joint Tenancy, What it is & How it Arises
Before dealing with how to sever a joint tenancy, it is important to understand what is a joint tenancy and how it arises. When two or more parties co – ...
Tax Clearance, Revenue Clearance & Social Welfare Clearance in Deceased Estates
One of the most important duties of a Legal Personal Representative of a deceaseds estate is to account for all taxes arising in the course of the administration of the ...
Nursing Home, Fair Deal Support Scheme
As many of us will end up knocking on the doors of a nursing home to be cared for in our final years, it is important to be familiar with ...
Agricultural Tax Relief
Agricultural Relief can provide Capital Acquisitions Tax relief of up to 90% on gifts or inheritances of qualifying agricultural land and property. Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) is a tax on ...