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Solicitors in crisis talks over loan guarantee
Sunday, March 07, 2010
By Kieron Wood
Solicitors are to hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the Law Society’s €8.4 million loan guarantee for the Solicitors’ Mutual Defence Fund.
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Defamation Act serves to safeguard public interest
Sunday, February 21, 2010
By Richard Martin
Since the 2009 Defamation Act became law last month, newspapers and other media defendants have been able to avail of a statutory defence to be known as the defence of fair and reasonable publication.
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Spuc considers seeking injunction over North’s abortion guidelines
Sunday, February 21, 2010
By Kieron Wood
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (Spuc) in Northern Ireland is considering seeking an injunction against the North’s Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) after it issued interim guidelines on abortion.
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Ex-wife awarded 55 per cent of pension 20 years after separation
Sunday, February 21, 2010
By Kieron Wood
A newspaper owner who separated from his wife 20 years ago has been ordered to pay her 55 per cent of his €2.4 million pension fund. The High Court was told that the original separation deed did not contain a ‘‘full and final settlement’’ clause, and did not extinguish the wife’s succession rights.
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Sisters may lose home over embezzlement
Sunday, February 07, 2010
By Kieron Wood
A woman who reported her sister for embezzlement could become homeless after the sisters’ employers sought a High Court order for the sale of the sisters’ Dublin home.
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English company set to defend €2.2m GE Capital claim
Sunday, February 07, 2010
By Kieron Wood
An English company that bought debts from GE Capital has been given permission to defend a High Court claim for €2.2 million after claiming that GE breached its agreement.
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Age limits to be set for jobs
Sunday, February 07, 2010
By Kieron Wood
Irish companies may be allowed to impose lower age limits on job applicants, following a European court ruling that employers can bar people as young as 30 from applying for jobs because they are too old.
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Directors face greater scrutiny
Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Paul White
The increased scrutiny on company directors means there is an onus on them to be aware of their roles and responsibilities
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New mediation group offers costs savings
Sunday, January 24, 2010
By David Clerkin
Businesses could cut the costs of settling commercial disputes by more than 90 per cent if they opted for mediation before litigation, according to the founder of a new Cork-based commercial mediation group.
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Resort row to go to Supreme Court
Sunday, January 24, 2010
By Kieron Wood
The failed company behind the Blarney Golf Resort is to appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court judgment refusing to allow it to sue for damages for alleged faulty work by builders.
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Government to amend mental health legislation
Sunday, January 10, 2010
By Kieron Wood
The government is to push through legislation in the spring to allow the recall of patients conditionally discharged from the Central Mental Hospital.
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E-stamping under Revenue scrutiny
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Concerns have been voiced over the Revenue’s new system of processing stamp duty payments, writes Kieron Wood
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