Article from The Sunday Independent in which Anthony Joyce comments on the issues arising with cohabitation.
Deadbeat live-in partners could claim property
Lawyers warn that Cohabitants […]
Anthony Joyce gets €200,000 written off a mortgage a couple in Cork.
We had a major success last week when we negotiated a €200,000 write-down of a mortgage for our client Greg O’Brien (Greg requested us to inform other people in a similar situation of this success).
Greg O’Brien had a sub-prime mortgage of €360,000 from GE Money. Over the last couple […]
Anthony Joyce in The New York Times article "In Belfast, Judge Blocks Bankruptcy Of A Tycoon" re Sean Quinn.
Following Anthony Joyce’s high profile commentary on the BBC before Christmas, The New York Times (NYT) called yesterday to talk about Ireland’s bankruptcy laws in the wake of the annulment of Sean Quinn’s bankruptcy in the High Court in Belfast. Of particular interest to the NYT was his work […]
Serious issues need to be clarified with law relating to unmarried cohabitating couples
The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
The name of the Act itself gives an indication that the Act is divided into two halves. The first part of the Act dealing with Civil Partnership is relatively straightforward and clear. Same sex couples can enter into civil partnerships […]
Commercial landlords could challenge new legislation only upward on rent reviews
Why are the government not rushing through the proposed legislation to retrospectively ban upwards only rent reviews? The reason is simple. The Irish Constitution. The government will be aware that any attempt by them to change the laws, so that valid contracts relating to property are now overturned, will […]
Proposed new bankruptcy laws in Ireland – mortgage debt
The cabinet met on 8th November 2011 and discussed the proposed amendments to the archaic Irish bankruptcy laws. They are considering implementing the full terms of the Law Reform Commission which recommended reducing the period of bankruptcy to 3 years. However, the Law Reform commission specifically excluded mortgage debt […]
Response to the Keane Report – The wait and see approach is not enough
The continued ‘wait and see’ approach from the coalition is prolonging the pain of thousands of Irish mortgage holders – the Personal Insolvency Bill should be introduced as a matter of extreme urgency to provide struggling mortgage holders with the realistic option of declaring bankruptcy if their bank will […]
A practical solution to debt forgiveness
There is now an ongoing national debate about some form of debt forgiveness. The government knows that something has to be done for the 60,000 or more people who are struggling to repay their mortgages on property which is now in negative equity. There is even debate […]
Landmark ruling on loophole to halt repossessions.
Yesterday we were involved in another landmark mortgage ruling for our clients who succeeded in having a repossession action by GE Money halted in the High Court inDublin. The ruling was based on a loophole we found with the introduction of the new Land and Conveyancing Act which created […]
Make a Will. It is as easy as 1… 2… 3…
One task that many of us put off is making a Will. We think it is either too complex or too much hassle. We will do it next week! Like filing your tax return or clearing out that stuffed closet it is something that we will get around to […]