Fatal Accidents – The Value placed on Life
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
by John Lynch
Most commonly, fatal injury cases arise due to medical negligence, accidents in the workplace, road traffic accidents, murder or manslaughter. Bringing a case A fatal injury action is usually brought by a ‘Statutory Dependant’. The phrase ‘statutory dependant’ includes a spouse, a divorced spouse or a cohabiting partner where that person and the deceased lived together
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
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Road Traffic Accidents
Medical Negligence – In Safe Hands…Don’t Always Assume
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
by John Lynch
Professional negligence arises when professionals deal with their services negligently resulting in a loss by the client/patient. Professionals, such as solicitors, accountants, architects, engineers, doctors and so on, have a duty of care towards their clients who rely on their advice and expertise. If you have suffered a loss as a result of their negligence
- Published in Medical Negligence
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Medical Negligence
Make a Will – Safeguard Your Family & Your Property for the Future
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
by John Lynch
Make a Will A will is a legal document detailing how your possessions should be divided after your death. It is a legal document an essentially a letter of wishes or directions for family and friends on how to divide property after a person’s death. A will is a personal matter and it is for
- Published in Property Services, Wills, Succession & Estates
Don’t Overlook Your Health and Safety at Work for Fear of Losing Your Job
Thursday, 30 June 2011
by John Lynch
Employers have certain duties towards each and every employee. These duties are two-fold. Firstly, employers owe a statutory duty under the Health and Safety Acts to protect the wellbeing of their employees. An employer also owes a common law duty to their employees and is liable where there is negligence. There is an overlap between
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
Our Role In Your Road Traffic Accident Claim
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
by John Lynch
Last week I discussed what you should and should not do when you are involved in a road traffic accident. This week I will outline our role, at Lynch and Partners, when you decide to make a claim following a road traffic accident. The early months of your case will be largely taken up with
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
Road Traffic Accidents – Be Prepared When The Unexpected Happens
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
by John Lynch
In the first five months of this year, up until 11th May, there were 64 fatal accidents with 71 fatalities on Irish roads. In life all of us will probably be involved in at least one road traffic accident and it is important to know what to do. What to do if you are involved
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
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Road Traffic Accidents
Cohabitees Gain Rights Without Saying “I Do”
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
by John Lynch
The Civil Partnership Act came into force on 1st January 2011. The Act is two-fold as it includes both the civil registration of same-sex partnerships and the rights and duties of cohabiting couples, whether same sex or opposite sex. Cohabitants can fall into a wide variety of categories, ranging from young couples living together; either
- Published in Separation, Divorce & Relationship Issues
Unintentional pregnancies due to failure of Implanon Contraceptive Device
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
by John Lynch
At the start of the year the Irish Medicines Board announced that a reported 32 women in Ireland have experienced unintentional pregnancies while implanted with the implanon contraceptive device. The defects in these devices came to light in Britain where 1,607 women reported problems to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, 584 of whom became
- Published in Medical Negligence
Ignoring Your Mortgage Arrears Could Make Your Home Go Away
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
by John Lynch
Home repossessions are, unfortunately, a reality in Ireland. Home-owners are faced with the double dilemma of having a mortgage that is not affordable and homes which are in negative equity. The resounding message to homeowners is to contact your lender at an early stage before your mortgage arrears become an irreversible problem leading you down
- Published in Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Are Cohabitation Agreements from Venus and Pre-Nups from Mars?
Monday, 11 April 2011
by John Lynch
Pre-nuptial agreements have been called “an insurance policy against falling out of love”. Unlike the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Ireland currently has no legislation which recognises pre-nuptial agreements. Pre-nuptial agreements set out how assets and finances might be divided when people separate or divorce; cohabitation agreements serve the same purpose for co-habiting couples
- Published in Separation, Divorce & Relationship Issues
Ultrasound Scans and Second Opinions Top Priorities for DePuy Patients
Monday, 11 April 2011
by John Lynch
UK experts, Mr. David J. Langton, MRCS at University Hospital of North Tees and Dr. Thomas Joyce, Mechanical Engineer at Newcastle University, spoke to DePuy patients at an International DePuy Hip Implant Recall Conference in the Horse and Jockey Hotel Conference Centre on Saturday, 19th March 2011. Lynch and Partners Solicitors hosted the conference to
- Published in Medical Negligence, Personal Injury & Litigation
DePuy Hip Recall – Higher Than Anticipated Failure Rates
Monday, 11 April 2011
by John Lynch
At the end of 2010 it was estimated that the likely failure rate for the DePuy ASR hip implant stood at 13% after five years. However, at the British Hip Society Annual Conference in early March the UK experts produced new research which indicates a much higher than anticipated early failure rate of these implants.
- Published in Medical Negligence, Personal Injury & Litigation
Til Death Us Do Part – Civil Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
Monday, 11 April 2011
by John Lynch
On 1st January 2011, the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 came into force. A civil partnership is legal recognition of a relationship between same-sex couples in Ireland for the first time. A civil partnership and a civil marriage are entered into in very similar ways. Former Minister for Justice
- Published in Separation, Divorce & Relationship Issues