STONE SOLICITORS LLP – ONLY FIRM IN IRELAND TO SCORE 100% FOUR YEARS RUNNING AND RETAIN GOLD STANDARD FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN A ROW

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STONE SOLICITORS LLP – ONLY FIRM IN IRELAND TO SCORE 100% FOUR YEARS RUNNING AND RETAIN GOLD STANDARD FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN A ROW

Stone Solicitors has retained its Gold Star rating for risk management with The Institute of Legal Research and Standards for the seventh year running. Stone Solicitors achieved the highest possible...
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PREPARING FOR A SALE OF MY HOUSE

Q– I am planning on putting my house on the market shortly. Should I wait until I get a buyer or should I contact my Solicitor now to prepare the...
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BUYING AT AN ALLSOPS / SHERRY FITZGERALD NATIONAL AUCTION

Q?  Are these Allsops Auctions still going on? Are there other similar National Auctions? Is there anything that I should watch out for over and above what needs to be...
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ACCIDENT AT WORK

Q– I wrote to you last month about making a claim for an accident that I had at work.  Before I decide to bring a claim I am worried about...
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PERSONAL INJURIES ASSESSMENT BOARD (PIAB)

My application with the Injuries Board has been released, but I’m not sure why. What should I do now? The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) also known as The Injuries...
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SMALL BUSINESS MODELS-WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS?

Q  I am planning to start a new business in the manufacturing sector and have found a premises to rent. I have done nothing yet about setting up any form...
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STONE SOLICITORS –ONLY FIRM IN IRELAND TO SCORE 100% THREE YEARS RUNNING AND RETAIN GOLD STANDARD FOR THE 6TH YEAR IN A ROW

Stone Solicitors has retained its Gold Star rating for risk management with The Institute of Legal Research and Standards for the sixth year running. Stone Solicitors achieved the highest possible...
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COMPANIES ACT 2014-WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW

Q I run my business through a limited liability company and just heard about the new Companies Act 2014. I understand that it runs to hundreds of pages. What are...
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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ATTENDING COURT

I had a road traffic accident a while ago and I have brought a claim against the other car driver. My solicitor advises me that my case will get a...
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STARTING A NEW BUSINESS-THE LEGAL POSITION

I am just about to open a new business and am taking on 3 new employees. Can you give me a few pointers as to what legal issues I need...
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BUYING AT AN ALLSOPS AUCTION

Q?  I am extremely anxious to buy an investment property before the Capital Gains Tax relief ends this year.  I was thinking about buying one at the next Allsops Auction....
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STONE SOLICITORS –ONLY FIRM IN IRELAND TO SCORE 100% TWO YEARS RUNNING AND RETAIN GOLD STANDARD FOR THE 5TH YEAR IN A ROW

Stone Solicitors has retained its Gold Star rating for risk management with The Institute of Legal Research and Standards for the fifth year running. Stone Solicitors achieved the  highest possible...
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POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH PASSING ASSETS ONTO CHILDREN

My husband and I separated ten years ago – it was quite amicable and he simply moved out and I continued to live in the family home and I took...
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TEN THINGS ABOUT SUCCESSION/INHERITANCE YOU MAY NOT KNOW

1.    If a person dies without having made a will (intestate), his /her assets will pass to the next of kin- usually their closest relatives. In the case of a...
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NON PRINCIPAL PRIVATE RESIDENCE CHARGES – NPPR

Q– I live in the UK but bought a house in Wexford in 2008. I have been using it occasionally as a holiday home and have never rented it out....
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LIVING TOGETHER-COHABITANTS- RIGHTS ON DEATH

Q – My partner has died recently – I had been living with him in his house for the last eight years.  He was previously married but divorced and has...
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RIGHTS OF WAY – WELCOME CHANGES BUT NOT ENOUGH

Q?. My house is at the end of a long laneway. I don’t own the laneway but have always understood that I had a right of way along the lane....
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LOCAL PROPERTY TAX-ARE YOU CONFUSED?

Q – I am a house owner and following recent press discussion on the Local Property Tax I am completely confused. Can you clarify the law for me please?  ...
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Wills After Divorce?

Q   I am recently Divorced with 3 young children. I have a house but it is fully mortgaged to the bank. I made a will years ago. I don’t feel...
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Stone Solicitors retains Gold Standard for 4th year running with a score of 100%

Stone Solicitors has retained its Gold Star rating for risk management with The Institute of Legal Research and Standards for the fourth year running. The Q6000 is a quality management...
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Buying a distressed property from a receiver / liquidator or a bank?

Q   Having waited for prices to drop I have now decided to buy a property. I understand that this property may have been repossessed by a Bank or that the...
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THE PERSONAL INSOLVENCY ACT 2012

The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 became law in Ireland on the 26th December 2012 and provides a dramatic change to debt arrangements in Ireland.  The Act provides for three different...
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Make your will NOW.

In simple terms a will sets out what is to be done with your assets when you die and who is to benefit. It can be as simple or as...
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

Q I am about to open a new business and plan to recruit 2 full time employees at first. Do I have to prepare contracts of employment for them?   A ...
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CIVIL PARTNERSHIP AND CERTAIN RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF COHABITANTS

WHAT ARE YOUR ENTITLEMENTS WHEN A COHABITING COUPLE SPLIT Q. I broke up with my partner. We were together 5 years and were living together for the last 3 years. ...
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