Areas of Practice

Wills / Trusts and Estates / Probate / Succession Planning

Our expert solicitors provide you with expert advice on all areas of inheritance law and succession planning. This is an area that is too often ignored leaving problems post-death in the administration of a loved one’s affairs. We advise on:

Will drafting, estate planning and taxation advice
Administration of estates and probate - including advice to beneficiaries and/or family members of their rights and in relation to the estate
Powers of Attorney / Enduring Powers of Attorney
Wards of Court issues
Inheritance rights and disputes
S. 117 and / or S. 121 applications of children not adequately provided for in Will of parent
Legal right share entitlements of spouses
Rights of qualified co-habitants
Creation of trusts with a view to facilitating trusts in tax planning
Advices on contentious trust and probate matters
Estate Planning with capital tax advice
Advices on most tax efficient transfer of family assets and businesses to children / grandchildren
The administration of and winding up of trusts including advising the beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of their rights and entitlements

By creating a will, you can name your assets, beneficiaries, and an executor who will carry out your wishes after you pass away.

An estate plan can help preserve the value of your assets, minimises wait times for disbursement, ensures the legacy you envisioned is carried out and avoids difficulties between loved ones post death.

Immigrant Investor Programme

The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) was introduced to encourage inward investment for the creation of business and employment opportunities in the State. The IIP is designed to encourage investors and business professionals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to avail of opportunities of investing and locating their business interests in Ireland and acquire a secure residency status in Ireland.

Applicants must be high net worth individuals with a personal wealth of at least €2 million.

The programme offers four investment options for potential investors:

Endowment: A minimum €500,000 (or €400,000 if five or more investors combine) philanthropic donation to a project which is of public benefit to the arts, sports, health, culture or education in Ireland.

Enterprise Investment: A minimum of €1 million invested in an Irish enterprise for a period of at least 3 years.

Investment Fund: A minimum of €1 million invested in an approved investment fund for a period of at least 3 years. Such funds must be approved and regulated by the Central Bank.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT): A minimum investment of €2 million in any Irish REIT that is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, for a period of at least 3 years.

Immigration

Our Immigration Solicitor has over 14 years experience working in the area of immigration, residency permission, human rights and EU law. Services which we offer are:

Residence Permission
EU Treaty Rights
Advice on visa applications
Applications for naturalisation and citizenship
Applications based on marriage / de facto status
Non-EEA Parents of Irish citizen children
Family reunification
Employment Permits to include Critical Skills , Intra-Company, Internship
Immigrant Investor Programme
Start UP Entrepreneur Programme

Charities Law

New charity applications

Set up and administration of charities and not for profit organisations, and obtaining tax-exempt status
Annual reporting
Compliance with Charities Regulator Act 2009
Advices on fundraising
Advices to social enterprises
Beneficial ownership register obligations
Corporate governance advice and training

Personal Injuries

We advise in all types of Personal Injury* Law, ranging from road traffic accidents, accidents at work, medical negligence cases, stress relates injuries, occupiers liability, employer’s liability and product liability.

We understand that taking and defending a personal injury* action can be a stressful process. We aim to provide our clients with the most effective and efficient service available.

*In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement

Medical Negligence

Medical negligence encompasses serious injury following negligent medical care or misdiagnosis, including catastrophic injury to children during birth.

If you have been affected by negligence, we can react quickly and sympathetically to guide you through the process of making a claim.

Medical practitioners have a duty of care to all of their patients. Negligence occurs when independent experts consider that the treatment given at the time was sub-standard. This includes misdiagnosis, incorrect treatment, lack of informed consent to treatment, delay in diagnosis and surgical mistakes by hospital doctors, midwives, GP's, health visitors, paramedics and any other medical professionals whether private or through the HSE.

Instructing a solicitor with experience in this area of law is important when claiming medical negligence. We will discuss your case and tell you whether your claim is likely to succeed. This involves requesting all your medical records and other information connected to your claim. Specialist independent medical advice will be sought on your behalf to determine whether negligence occurred.

The test for proving medical negligence in Ireland is high and any claim must be taken within two years of the date of knowledge. Contact us today if you feel you may have suffered as a result of medical negligence.

Defamation Law

A “ defamatory statement” means a statement that tends to injure a person’s reputation in the eyes of reasonable members of society. It is damaging to a person’s reputation, integrity and standing in the community if someone makes a comment which is untrue and defamatory.

A person’s reputation is paramount to their good name. Every person has the right to his or her good name. This right is enshrined in Irish law.

With the prevalence of social media and comments being made without any foundation or merit, this is a growing area of law that needs to be carefully monitored to ensure reputation rights are protected. There is a fine line between freedom of speech and publishing one’s opinions in such a way that negatively affects a person’s reputation.