News & Insights

• Data Protection Issues in the Workplace

  • PostedMay 19, 2014
  

  The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 confer responsibilities on any organisation that processes or controls personal data. Personal data is data that relates to a living individual who may...

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• High Court clarifies the Master’s power to strike out a contested case

  • PostedApril 22, 2014
  

  In recent times the Master of the High Court, has in summary cases interpreted the Rules of the Superior Court as providing him with a jurisdiction to strike out proceedings...

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• Lavelle Coleman named as finalists in 2014 Irish Law Awards

  • PostedApril 22, 2014
  

  Lavelle Coleman has been named as  finalists in the 2014 Irish Law Awards. We have been shortlisted in the Law Firm Innovation and Legal Website of the Year categories. This...

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• Medical and surgical errors

  • PostedMarch 18, 2014
  

  Lavelle Solicitors regularly represents clients in medical negligence and surgical errors cases. Unfortunately, errors sometimes occur during surgical procedures. A surgeon has a high risk medical position. In his daily...

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• Government under pressure to protect homeowners whose loans are being sold to non-regulated entities

  • PostedFebruary 27, 2014
  

  Last week, Fianna Fáil published the Protection of Residential Mortgage Account Holders Bill 2014(“the Bill”). The Bill relates to the forthcoming sale of 13,000 IBRC mortgages (formerly INBS). The objective...

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• Changes to the Monetary Jurisdiction of the Civil Courts

  • PostedFebruary 25, 2014
  

  On the 3rd February 2014, Section 2(1) and Part 3 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 took effect to change the monetary jurisdiction of the civil...

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