Be it your family home or an investment property, selling a house is a transaction many of us will do in our lifetime.

Make it as stress free as possible, by following these simple tips to ensure that the transaction […]

The financial cost of litigation may exceed the value of the land in dispute
Boundary disputes often lead to contentious litigation, but farmers should be aware of the risks of going down that road.
The financial cost of such litigation may exceed […]

Irish farmers and farming business development in general has been suppressed in recent years due to high levels of bank debt.

It is enshrined within the Irish way that a farmer’s land is his pride and joy and heaven forbid […]

Unfair dismissals are top work-related court action, but that’s not the full story.

Did you know that the top category for employment related claims in Ireland is for unfair dismissal?
One of the biggest myths in employing staff is that it […]

Benji the bull grabbed headlines last year when it looked like he was doomed to become burger meat.

This month’s Stirling bull sales in Scotland saw sales of up to 26,000 guineas, and visits by VIPS such as Scottish Conservative […]

If children are “left out” of a will, deliberately or in error, they may apply to court for a declaration that the parent has failed in moral duty to make proper provision for them, writes Karen Walsh.

Children have no […]

How to mobilise resources into productive agriculture is a major challenge.

Karen Walsh with President Michael D Higgins at the Ploughing Championships, where she launched her book, ‘Farming and the Law’

One of the major challenges facing Irish farming is how […]

A farmer who is an employer, or whose farm is open to the public, must have employer’s and public liability insurance.

If an accident is reported early, it allows for proper investigation to be carried out.
Farming has become one of […]

Irish farms come in many different scales but traditionally one of the main factors preventing the development of large-scale agri-businesses is farm size — farms simply aren’t large enough.

A farm partnership agreement allows farmers pool their resources and split […]

This is a summary of a High Court case, based on a forestry application.

The rules surrounding new forestry plantations were the subject of a 2016 High Court case.
One neighbour (described as the applicant) contended that, because he wasn’t notified […]