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Local Property Tax 2016 – Where Are We Now?
Are you in the process of selling your property and wondering what you have to do to ensure that you are Local Property Tax (LPT) compliant? As in previous years all residential property owners are required to discharge all Local Property Tax up to the date of closing of the sale of the property. This [...]
Work Related Stress: Can your Workplace Handle the Pressure?
We’ve all felt it, right? Deadlines, targets, dealing with customers, clients, co-workers, management, overwhelmed and overworked – no-one is immune to feeling stress in the workplace which can, admittedly, at times be a productive driving force. But what if that pressure, that rush of adrenaline that pushes you to work harder, impacts upon your mental [...]
The Enduring Power of Attorney: Are Solicitors Playing Catch Up with Modern Medicine?
The Enduring Power of Attorney: Are Solicitors Playing Catch Up with Modern Medicine? Have you ever wondered what would happen to you, your finances and assets in the event that you are not in a mental state to look after them? What if you suffer from an illness or accident that deprives you of the ability [...]
Updates on Irish Water for Buyers, Sellers and Landlords
If you are a Landlord: from 1st October 2015 you are obliged to inform Irish Water that you not the occupier of the property and provide them with details of the tenant within 20 working days of any change of occupation. All tenants – except those in short term lets – are obliged to discharge the [...]
5 Reasons to Make a Will
Did you know that only 3 in 10 Irish people have a Will? Furthermore, according to surveys carried out by mylegacy.ie, only one fifth of 35-44 year olds have had their will drafted. This statistic is quite surprising as this demographic is usually beginning to settle down, buy property and have children. As a nation [...]
Calling All Farmers – Have You Considered All The Pros and Cons of Collaborative Farming?
Calling All Farmers – Have You Considered All The Pros and Cons of Collaborative Farming? According to the Department of Agriculture there are currently 850 formally registered Farm Partnerships Agreements who reap the benefits of the structure including shared knowledge and experience, a better quality of life and an ability to maintain off-farm work. But what [...]
CAUTION! Just how safe is your workplace?
With the retail industry employing in the region of 270,000 people in Ireland, the typically low-risk sector has the potential to cause serious headaches for retailers in the area of personal injuries; in particular those associated with slips, trips and falls. In figures released by Retail Ireland in February 2013 accidents of this type [...]
FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION
As a lot of people are up in the air some time during the year it is never a bad time to remind would be travelers of their right to compensation for flight delays! The EU Court of Justice has ruled that connecting airline passengers who arrive at their destinations three hours or later than [...]
Intellectual property
Your rights to your information online In this digital age with the predominance of social media in all our daily lives, where do we stand in relation to our information on line? When you post a picture on facebook does it then belong to them? Can they use it for advertising campaigns for their site, [...]