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Retired Garda brings High Court action

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John Wilson, referred to in the media as a Garda whistleblower, has commenced High Court proceedings seeking to challenge findings made in May 2012 that he was in breach of discipline by attending court proceedings in Cavan while off duty.

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Garda Inspector Summoned

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Garda Inspector Paul O’Brien is accused of attempting to frustrate a drink-drive prosecution and was summoned to appear before Dublin District Court.

He is alleged to have consumed alcohol

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Collusion and Judicial Separation

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How can a case come before the Irish family law courts?

Under Irish law a married couple cannot file for divorce unless they have been living apart for a minimum period of 4 years. However, there is a prior procedure by way of judicial separation which separating couples may avail of to determine, inter alia, financial relations between each other.

Legal separation can be approached in two ways:

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Placing properties in trust to avoid mortgage debt

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Placing properties in trust to avoid mortgage debt

The recent appearance before the High Court by Charles Allen of the Rodolphus Allen Private Family Trust, wherein he purged his contempt for breaching a court order by interfering with two property repossessions, has thrown into sharp focus the manner in which the court will deal with debtors attempting to place their properties beyond their creditors.

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Trust is a solicitor’s most valuable asset

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December 2013

Writing in the Irish Times today Tuesday the 3rd of December 2013 in article was entitled “Law Society faces questions after abuse of solicitor’s privileged position revealed” Ruadhan Mac Cormaic said:

“Trust is a solicitor’s most valuable asset”.

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Garda Recruitment 2014

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The Garda College in Templemore will shortly resound to the march of new recruits. Bereft of its main function since 2009 it will welcome the recent announcement by the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter, that adverts will appear in December 2013 seeking applications. The revelation that there some 30,000 expressions of interest to join the force is phenomenal and

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