Tagged: litigation
Legal Fees
Which of us is happy with our handwriting? Some, no doubt, but for many of us the admirable writing in our school handwriting workbooks is a thing of the past. [The United States of America produced its Declaration of Independence in cursive script (HERE)] So it is with other standards. Here in Ireland we call cursive script joined-up-writing and we aspire to that, but we have little tradition of its cousin, joined-up-government. In Ireland, government must be conducted in accordance […]
The SMDF letter
As for the directors of SMDF, there are two questions.
A) Do you accept responsibility for the mis-management of SMDF, resulting in its insolvency?
B) If you deny SMDF is (or will be) insolvent how do you think you can persuade a court to appoint a liquidator to a solvent company, as your letter seems to suggest?
The Statute of Limitations
The title to this post is a misnomer; it implies that there is one single location where the law on limitations of action is stated. This is not the case, but it is the colloquial method of referring to the issue. The issue is this; at what point and in what circumstances will an alleged injured person (injured in body, property or reputation) be prevented from maintaining legal proceedings, for redress, due to delay in bringing the proceedings? All common […]
For Whom the Bell Tolls?
Once again, the remedy for such social ills is to hand; introduce forms of proceedings in court called Multi-Party Actions.
Mr. KenMore
Here are some easy reforms to bring fairness to the people of Ireland
Sub-Contractors, Construction disputes and arbitration
If a respondent is still trading (not in liquidation) it is open to the claimant to take the claim to arbitration with some prospect of making a recovery.
Expeditions
We should, however, know what it would be like if we do find ourselves as a Plaintiff or a Defendant in litigation.
Death of a Solicitor
What if the solicitor dies?