Publications : Private Client
17-12-2007 - Any solicitor asked to take on a new elderly client should enquire as to the existence of a former solicitor and the reason for the change. It may be wise to contact the former solicitor in case the change of legal advisor has been initiated by a relation in an attempt to circumvent legal advice from the former solicitor, based upon full knowledge of the client’s circumstances. more...
Acting for Elderly or Infirm Clients
01-06-2005 - Acting for Elderly or Infirm Clients more...
01-01-2005 - An Enduring Power of Attorney (E.P.A.) is a Power of Attorney which can only operate if the Donor (the person who creates the document) becomes mentally incapable of managing his affairs. As long as the Donor is well, the E.P.A. cannot be acted upon by the Attorney. more...
The Rights of the Elderly regarding Incapacity and Medical Treatment
01-01-2005 - The Rights of the Elderly regarding Incapacity and Medical Treatment more...
Legal and Financial Issues affecting the Older Person
01-09-2003 - The writer Anthony Powell has said "growing old is like being increasingly penalised for a crime you have not committed". In 2001 there were approximately 430,000 people aged 65 and over living in Ireland. more...
01-03-2003 - Why Make a Will Now? more...
A Guide to Occupational and Personal Pensions
01-10-2002 - Unless you make provisions for your retirement, you may find that your only income will be your social welfare pension. This may not be sufficient to maintain your standard of living... more...
Taking Instructions from the Elderly Client and Testamentary Capacity
01-09-2002 - Groucho Marx once said: "Anyone can get old. All you have to do is to live long enough". From my experience as a solicitor dealing with many older clients, the greatest problem facing families is finding proper care for older relations when required, either in their own homes or in residential care. more...
01-08-2002 - Sadly, marital breakdown can become a fact of life for couples of any age. Provisional Irish labour force survey figures for November 1996 suggested that 85,600 couples were involved in broken marriages in the Republic of Ireland at that time. For the period 1997-2000 there were 9,334 applications for divorce, 5,823 applications for judicial separation and 266 applications for nullity. more...