Author Archives: Edward McGarr
A Statue in College Green
As we see with Bertie Ahern, if you talk rubbish it has its purpose, and even if the exact purpose cannot be seen, it can be sensed. That means your speech is concealing and not revealing.
The sequel to the Book of Evidence
It is currently unchallenged, in Ireland, that an accused person is entitled to access to the evidence, prior to trial, that the State intends to adduce against him/her at trial. In Ireland, for many years, the procedure to secure that entitlement for the accused was set out in the Criminal Procedure Act 1967. That Act conferred a role on the District Court, in indictable cases, in deciding whether to send a person forward for trial to the Circuit Court or […]
Out To Lunch
Suggestions, please, for the text of an equivalent sign for a lawyer’s office.
Personal Injury: Case History – O’Donovan v John Hornibrook Ltd.
The Plaintiff, aged 42, was a felt roofer working for the Defendant. He was burned near the elbow when some hot bitumen spilled on his arm. He was taken to hospital in severe pain. He was treated but eventually had to re-attend and was admitted for five weeks. The arm took a long time to heal.
The Source of Law?
…and no man knows when they were first put forth.
Refute this again!
There is a modern plot to destroy a good word, the word ârefuteâ?.