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Date Heading Short Description
December 2012 Accident abroad Have you had an accident abroad? You can now choose to sue in the Irish Courts if you reside here and the law applied is the law of the country where your accident occurred. View
December 2012 The Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 The Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 was published on 29 June 2012, proceeded through Committee Stage in Dáil Éireann in September 2012, and was passed by Dáil Éireann in November 2012. View
December 2012 Slip Sliding Away Billy Nolan was a drifter. That is, he was adept in the sport of car drifting whereby a car is made to travel sideways by over-steering and use of the hand brake. View
October 2012 Start Mortgages… The Saga Continues The case of Start Mortgages caused much consternation for Lenders as it limited the Bank’s ability to apply for possession of registered land unless payment had fallen due, a demand had been made and proceedings were initiated all before 1 December 2009. View
April 2012 Minister Shatter publishes Draft Mediation Bill, March 2012 The general scheme for a Mediation Bill was published by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D. on 1 March 2012. View
August 2011 New Mediation Rules from Europe A Judge can adjourn crossborder disputes in civil and commercial matters to refer the dispute to mediation. View
August 2011 Expert Witneses Beware The luxury that has been afforded to expert witnesses and their enjoyment of immunity from civil suit in relation to their participation in legal proceedings has come under further scrutiny as a result of the decision of the UK Supreme Court earlier this year... View
November 2010 Landmark Jury Award Against Kenmare Resources plc Hayes solicitors represented Donal Kinsella in his recent landmark jury award against Kenmare Resources plc... View
February 2010 Mediation Eugene Davy is a CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) accredited Mediator. View
January 2010 Circuit Court Case Progression - New Rules From 1 January 2010 certain types of Circuit Court proceedings can avail of a new form of case progression very similar to that which is applied to litigation in the Commercial Court. View
January 2010 Extension of Small Claims Procedure to Business From 11 January 2010 businesses will be able to avail of the small claims procedure for certain claims. View
September 2009 "Hayes Solicitors Addresses the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland" Hayes solicitors are delighted to be associated with the Diploma in Forensic Accounting run by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland. View
June 2009 Mediation – A cost effective means of resolving commercial disputes Disputes arise between people and organisations as an inevitable consequence of business life. Traditionally, such disputes, if not resolved directly between the parties involved, have ended up in the Courts... View