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Owners must now comply with tighter controls when making changes to property.

In her judgment of Wednesday 4 June in Joseph Hewitt –v- the Health Service Executive, Ms Justice Baker concluded that the Plaintiff, Mr Hewitt, who had issued proceedings on 25 January 2012, was not statute barred from taking a wrongful death action against the HSE over the death of his wife in June 2010.

In a recent decision involving a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in a National School, who made a claim of bullying and harassment treatment against her employer, the Board of Management of St. Anne’s School, the High Court found against the employer and awarded €255,276 for damages and loss of earnings.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) recently published updated National Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines for Group 1 (motorcycle/car/tractor) and Group 2(truck/bus) drivers.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 (“IHREC”) has recently been published. The main purpose of the Bill is to merge the Human Rights Commission and Equality Authority.

Property charges have been a hot topic in recent years. However, matters are complicated further when you are trying to sell a property.