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The articles address the key areas of legal controversy that exist in the ongoing defining of the parameters of medical negligence litigation in Ireland. Each article is presented as a response to a specific question which defines the issue that is being further clarified or has been recently resolved. These issues include: • the revised definition of the standard of care in medical negligence litigation; • the emerging understanding of a cause of action based upon informed consent; • the existence of a cause of action for nervous shock of a relative of someone who has received negligent medical care; • the existence of a cause of action for wrongful birth; • the status of blind reviews, hindsight bias and intra-observer variability in the analysis of evidence; • the test for causation as a ‘but for’ test and/or one of ‘material contribution’; • the effect of the resolution of a claim for damages upon a subsequent claim by a statutory dependant, after the death of the original claimant • the wider time limits for the institution of medical negligence proceedings; • the tolerance of issuing proceedings but not serving them in medical negligence litigation; • the effects of the statutory duty of disclosure upon the defence of medical negligence litigation; • the implications of mediation for the defence of a medical negligence action; • the constitutionality of the Personal Injuries Guidelines of the Judicial Council in so far as they establish a statutory cap upon general damages; This volume is also written as a festschrift in honour of Mr Justice Kevin Cross to mark his unique contribution to the development of the law, together with his facilitation of the hearing of cases, in this area for many years prior to his retirement as a Judge of the High Court in 2021.

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The articles address the key areas of legal controversy that exist in the ongoing defining of the parameters of medical negligence litigation in Ireland. Each article is presented as a response to a specific question which defines the issue that is being further clarified or has been recently resolved. These issues include: • the revised definition of the standard of care in medical negligence litigation; • the emerging understanding of a cause of action based upon informed consent; • the existence of a cause of action for nervous shock of a relative of someone who has received negligent medical care; • the existence of a cause of action for wrongful birth; • the status of blind reviews, hindsight bias and intra-observer variability in the analysis of evidence; • the test for causation as a ‘but for’ test and/or one of ‘material contribution’; • the effect of the resolution of a claim for damages upon a subsequent claim by a statutory dependant, after the death of the original claimant • the wider time limits for the institution of medical negligence proceedings; • the tolerance of issuing proceedings but not serving them in medical negligence litigation; • the effects of the statutory duty of disclosure upon the defence of medical negligence litigation; • the implications of mediation for the defence of a medical negligence action; • the constitutionality of the Personal Injuries Guidelines of the Judicial Council in so far as they establish a statutory cap upon general damages; This volume is also written as a festschrift in honour of Mr Justice Kevin Cross to mark his unique contribution to the development of the law, together with his facilitation of the hearing of cases, in this area for many years prior to his retirement as a Judge of the High Court in 2021.

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Legal Research and Writing Skills in Ireland offers an easy-to-use and accessible guide on the core legal skills of research and writing. While Legal Research and Writing Skills in Ireland is specifically tailored to developing these skills in an Irish context, much of the information included in this book will be of value to a reader outside of Ireland as well. Using worked examples and practical tips, this book guides the reader through the stages of undertaking a piece of legal writing. It does this in three parts. Part I condenses and clarifies the research process by discussing research planning and how to find sources of legal information. Part II delves into the writing process and offers advice and tips on good writing generally and effective legal writing specifically. It also includes guidance on how to cite your sources. Finally, Part III combines the skills discussed in Parts I and II and applies these to practical situations in which legal research and writing will be relevant. In doing so it discusses, and provides practical tips on, how to plan and write a dissertation proposal, how to tackle a written assignment, the elements and structure of effective emails and letters, and the written portion of a presentation.

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Seventy: A Review of Successes and Challenges celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the Declaration and provides an analysis of how it has contributed to the protection of human rights globally. It also identifies and discusses a number of the challenges to the realisation of rights set out in the instrument. The chapters, authored by academics and practitioners in the field of human rights, provide insights into the drafting of the UDHR, human rights activism, the rights protected by the instrument, as well as the relationship between the Declaration and other human rights protective mechanisms.

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Each manager of a department, or a specific responsibility, must assess the data issues and risks as are relevant to their individual department. The manager must assess what data exists; whether it is permitted for use; filter out (including deletion of) data that is over-broad or otherwise not permitted; and ensuring procedures to identify and eliminate processes that open up the risk of future unjustified data collections. While other agents of the company or organisation will have responsibilities in relation to data protection compliance, the manager of a department must also engage in best practices that focus on the data protection obligations of the department. Data protection compliance requires not just adherence to specific data protection legal provisions, but a full understanding of what data exists in the department, company or organisation, where it is located and for what purpose. The personnel manager needs to be satisfied that all of the internal personnel records are fully data protection complaint. Just one of the dangers is that these issues are not addressed in appropriate reviews, contracts and policies. Another risk gap is that there may be policies, etc., but the manager omitted to appropriately include other non full time employees, such as those whom may be contractors, temporary staff, interns, or family members. The marketing manager needs to be satisfied that all of the current and proposed marketing activities, customer lists, and user lists are all compliant with the new data protection rules. Organisations should have undergone an A – Z review of data protection compliance in the lead up to the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) go-live date. In many organisations there will be many activities and actions which carried over from the GDPR review. These need to continue to be actioned. In addition, there is also a new Data Protection Act 2018 to consider. Organisations should also have appointed a new Data Protection Officer (DPO) to assist in these efforts and to be the official point of contact internally and externally (for data protection supervisory authorities and for customers and users). Critically, all Managers need to be aware of data protection compliance and related issues within their own Department. The Manager has duties and responsibilities. The Manager cannot simply assume that someone else will do it, or that all data protection issues for their Department are already being dealt with by the DPO or some other Department.

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International Protection Act 2015: Annotated is a new book that provides detailed annotations to each section of the International Protection Act 2015, which includes reference to case law and to relevant regulations and statutory provisions. This book also includes an analysis of the relevant practice and procedure throughout the International Protection application process and the relevant procedures in the Irish Courts.

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Improvements have been made through the increased use of support measures such as intermediaries and recorded testimony to facilitate the evidence of complainants. In addition, the courts have attempted to ensure that the most vulnerable defendants can participate more fully in criminal proceedings. However, confusing and complex legislation and practices are difficult to negotiate. This book sets out the issues in a practical and immediate manner aimed at assisting those involved in every aspect of criminal proceedings. The evidence of children, persons with an intellectual disability and complainants / witnesses involved in sexual or violent offences is facilitated through support measures such as video link, recorded testimony, intermediaries and screens. These measures are examined as well as recent case law and practices relating to procedural aspects affecting the most vulnerable witnesses in the criminal justice system. Whether for the practitioner, academic or non-profit organisation, this book will be of use in giving a practical overview and insight into the challenges and solutions relating to the vulnerable witnesses and defendants in Ireland today.

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Divided into two main parts, part one `Equity' outlines the history and development of equity as a body of law before delving into the application of the equitable remedies. Part two, `The Trust', examines the history and origin of the trust as an equitable remedy and charts its expansion. It examines the creation and validity of different types of trusts and their administration. In Principles of the Law of Equity and Trusts in Ireland the author draws on her experience in teaching this topic in both Ireland and England at undergraduate and post graduate levels to bring together a text which is intelligible and user friendly.

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The methodological approach and methods used in any particular research project are key to its success. In Legal Research Methods: Principles and Practicalities (Clarus Press, 2016), the contributors assessed the relative utility of a variety of methods and methodologies in the context of legal research generally. Taking a case studies approach, contributors to this text have written about the methods used in a particular piece of research, outlining the justification for the choice of that methodology; describing the methods used; detailing the advantages, disadvantages and challenges to the approach taken; discussing any ethical considerations that arose in the context of the research; reflecting on the approach taken; and concluding with advice to scholars engaging with similar methods or methodologies. Each chapter is structured in the same way in order to allow for ease of comparison between the approaches taken.

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The Law of Wills, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and in-depth account of the law of wills, including the procedures and practices required in the making of a will.

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Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland explains the typical issues which arise in the media and entertainment industry in Ireland to better equip the reader with a valuable working knowledge of the fundamentals. It seeks to serve the needs of time-pressed professionals working in this area by providing a helpful quick-reference guide. Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland can be viewed as a series of signposts in the form of best practice principles and is written from a practical and business perspective. It is presented in straightforward, non-specialist, jargon-free language while simultaneously citing legislation, EU law and common law for the benefit of its legal and more experienced audience. The chapters are kept as concise as practicable. With 30 chapters divided into four parts, this book covers a wide range of issues including: Media; General Entertainment; Film, Television and Radio Show Production; and Music Production and Performances. This book also discusses sample contract clauses and provides extracts from relevant agreements, where appropriate. Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland is the first book of its kind in Ireland collating a wealth of information sources to address the myriad of crucial business and legal considerations confronting creative practitioners and lawyers alike, from the `why' and `how' to obtain filming permits, to the hazards of court reporting and defamation for journalists and bloggers, to ensuring all production paperwork is in order to allow full, commercial exploitation of a music composition or film. It draws on the author's substantial legal experience as well as his deep appreciation and in-depth understanding of music, television, film and radio production. The book emerged from a prompt discovery of the dearth of authoritative sources available covering the subject issues and his yearning to provide a one-stop resource to redress this glaring deficiency.

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This new edition expands on and explains each contract clause in a clear and easy to understand manner to allow the reader to develop an insight into how these contracts operate.

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This book contains 16 chapters. Each chapter introduces the subject matter, the legislation, principles, criteria or prerequisites relevant to the subject matter, followed by reference to cases and the application of principles, criteria or prerequisites to the issues, and the findings of the courts.

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Criminal Definitions Press designed as a legal tool for Irish criminal law practitioners. The criminal law in Ireland is almost completely statutory based and sometime searching for an exact definition, a particular source or a point can be time consuming even with electronic resources. In the Criminal Law Code there are hundreds of definitions, some of which are particular to a section of an Act and some which are particular to the whole Act. The definitions by and large are not generic so a definition in one Act will not be applicable in another Act. The purpose of this book is to provide the practitioner with instant access to definitions, be it legal counsel in court who requires a definition "at the drop of a hat" or the solicitor in his office who is discussing a matter with a client needs to find a definition at the turn of a page. is a new work from Clarus Criminal Definitions friendly style which will make access and sourcing definitions in the Criminal Code easy and efficient. is set out in a simple, user

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Entertainment and Media Law in Ireland is the first textbook of its kind in Ireland collating a wealth of domestic and international legal sources which impact the sector. It addresses the myriad practical considerations when developing, producing and commercially exploiting content. Creative practitioners and business/legal advisors alike are equipped with a series of signposts in the form of best practice procedures as summarised from a hands-on, practical perspective. The work is presented in straightforward language for market entrants while simultaneously citing legislation, EU/international law and case law precedent from Ireland and a number of other common law jurisdictions for the benefit of its more industry-experienced audience. With 36 chapters divided into six parts, this body of work covers an extensive range of topics from business set-up and risk mitigation to effecting policies of production and professional indemnity insurance. It explores copyright, performer rights and moral rights, funding and distribution of films and television output, legal clearances, data protection and privacy, life rights, trademarks, music law and the regulation of audiovisual content, together with the legal and ethical issues affecting present-day journalism and broadcasting.

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Gibbons on Trade Marks Law, Third Edition, is fully updated and includes: • Full analysis of the statutory position in Ireland concerning the opposition, registration, invalidity and revocation of trade marks; • A detailed consideration of the jurisprudence concerning online trade mark disputes including website targeting; • The impact of the Supreme Court Merck judgment on interlocutory trade mark injunctions; • The position of unorthodox trade marks in relation to registration and invalidity; • A review of the remedies available including the position of damages and declaratory relief; • Comprehensive analysis of IPOI decisions under the Trade Marks Act 1996; • Recent developments in passing off and comparative advertising.

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The role of EU law and policy has become a subject of significant interest for those working or studying in criminal law and justice. The pace of European developments and their impact within the Irish legal system has increased demand for research and analysis on a wide range of topics including the European Arrest Warrant, mutual legal assistance, police access to mobile phone data, suspects’ rights, pre-trial supervision and the confiscation of assets. This book is designed to introduce readers to law and policy in EU criminal law and to provide detailed analysis of key areas that are pertinent to legal practice. The implications of Brexit on police and criminal justice cooperation forms a particular focus

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The introduction of the Arbitration Act 2010 radically changed arbitration law and practice in Ireland. Now in its 2nd ed, this book provides a detailed and concise section-by-section commentary on the Arbitration Act 2010 and the UNCITRAL Model Law to include a discussion on all recent Irish arbitration case-law.

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The Modern Family: Relationships and the Law explains in a concise and clear fashion the law as it relates to 'the family' and the relationship between its different members.

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Housing Law, Rights and Policy is the definitive work on housing law in Ireland. This book provides the first comprehensive reference and critique of the legal and policy elements of the housing system in Ireland. Housing Law, Rights and Policy contains all relevant and up-to-date legislation, housing related case-law, government and other policy reports and human rights decisions. This book analyses the housing elements of the Land and Convincing Law Reform Act 2009, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010. It also evaluates contemporary State housing policy reports based on the NESC "vision of society" documents, containing such nebulous concepts as "social inclusion " and the more cosmetic "sustainable communities." The book examines key areas of housing in terms of law, rights and policy. These include the development of, and perspectives on, Irish housing, housing needs of older people, people with disabilities and homeless people, Irish State housing finance, private mortgages, housing rights, planning, housing standards and building regulations, local authority housing, private rented housing, apartments, multi-unit developments and estates, housing associations and co-operatives, rural housing and EU law and housing. Housing Law, Rights and Policy traverses beyond traditional black-letter law, placing relevant legislation and case-law within the contemporary contextual background where it can be fully explained and understood. This book will be considered as the leading authority on housing in Ireland. It will be an essential reference for all practising lawyers who work in the housing related area, including all local authority lawyers. This work will also be of great interest to law-makers and public officials at national and local level, as well as academics and students, policy-makers and social policy analysts. It provides vital information for housing and housing related professionals, such as planners, housing managers, estate agents, architects, engineers, surveyors and others.

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Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010: Annotated is a detailed and expert annotation of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010. The Act implements the Third Money Laundering Directive in Ireland. It replaces the Criminal Justice Act 1994 as the legislative centrepiece of Ireland's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime. This annotated version of the new Act considers the: * Risk-based customer due diligence (or "CDD") requirements that the Act introduces * New provisions concerning politically exposed persons. * Reporting requirements arising under the Act. * Offence of "tipping off". * Provisions for the monitoring of designated persons by competent authorities. * Authorisation of trust or company service providers. * Approval of guidelines by the Minister for Justice and Law Reform. * Registration of persons directing private members' clubs at which gambling activities are carried on. * "Whistle-blowing" or "good faith reporting" provision made in the Act. This book also seeks to set the Act in its historical and wider legal context, making reference to international and European measures, most particularly the Third Money Laundering Directive, where appropriate. In addition the text identifies and briefly considers all the secondary legislation that has, at the time of writing, been made pursuant to the Act.

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In the last 50 years, Irish family law and Irish social attitudes towards the family have changed beyond recognition. Although the constitutional idea of the family is still based on marriage, family law now embraces and provides for a diversity of family forms. With the introduction of divorce Ireland has moved from a system which attached shame to the breakdown of marriage to one that provides for the reality of modern family life. Contemporary law now centres around the rights of children and promotes a child-focused approach to dispute resolution. Family Law in Context provides a comprehensive yet accessible foundational text supporting students and lecturers in meeting the learning outcomes of child and family law modules across universities and colleges in Ireland. Family Law in Context goes beyond an exposition of the law, engaging with debates on the nature of family law and law's impact on the forms of family life it seeks to regulate. In doing so it supports students in thinking critically about family law in Ireland.

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Housing: Law and Practice focuses on the role of local authorities as housing providers under the Housing Acts and related legislation. This also book deals with a wide range of issues including: • social and affordable housing; • local authority powers of CPO in respect of their housing function; • housing authorities and the Traveller community; • human rights and constitutional law relating to housing, as well as the impact of the ECHR Act 2003 upon housing authorities; • issues of anti-social behaviour; • potential liability of housing authorities in respect of the exercise, or nonexercise, of their functions; • issues of eviction and of homelessness and emergency accommodation. • contains a comprehensive account of the Housing Acts and related regulation; • provides clear discussion of the case-law that illuminates the potential liability of housing authorities in areas such as housing provision and maintenance, the termination of tenancies, as well as planning; • Contains an analyses of the key legislation and case-law which will save time when dealing with housing issues.

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Jurisprudence, Fourth Edition commences with a comprehensive and in-depth account of the three main sources of jurisprudence: classical jurisprudence, substantive jurisprudence and adjunctive jurisprudence. Classical jurisprudence is a historical source of jurisprudence and traces the evolution of natural law and positive law to modern times. Substantive jurisprudence as the primary source of jurisprudence is comprised of the modern theories of naturalism and positivism, the juristic theories of Ronald Dworkin and American legal theory. Adjunctive jurisprudence as a secondary source of jurisprudence is comprised of socio-legal theory and historico-legal theory save only insofar as those theories recognise law as a social or historical phenomenon. This book also introduces and develops a new analytical concept of jurisprudence called the concept of juristic practice. This new concept may be applied when undertaking jurisprudential analyses of legal systems.

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Experts can be publicly embarrassed if they are ill-prepared, or do not understand their duties to the court. Many high-profile miscarriages of justice have arisen because of the conduct of such witnesses, who have given biased evidence in favour of one party, or simply failed to understand the courts' requirements. Mark Tottenham, an experienced barrister and mediator, and award-winning writer on legal issues, has written this short and authoritative guide to the responsibilities of professional witnesses. Drawing on authorities throughout the English-speaking world, he outlines: the duties of an expert witness; the requirements of a written court report; how to prepare to give evidence in court; how to maintain a professional detachment from the client and instructing legal team; the involvement of expert witnesses in preparing pleadings and 'Scott schedules'; and the role of expert witnesses in other forums such as mediations, inquests and public inquiries.

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The investigation of crime is a core function of An Garda Síochana. As a result, the arrest, detention and questioning of criminal suspects is a routine process in Garda investigations. The legal architecture that permits such questioning is a combination of relatively new legislation and regulations overlaid on other rules and procedures that are sometimes ancient in origin. Consequently, there can be inherent contradictions that appear throughout the system and elements of the process can often appear overly complex even to practitioners. People outside the legal profession can oftentimes find the procedures involved bewildering. Arrest, Detention and Questioning: Law and Practice examines the legislation, rules and regulations that protect the rights of a suspect in custody for interrogation. These include the detention provisions themselves, the custody regulations, audio-visual recording and the role of solicitors in the process. It is within this framework that Gardaí must work to solve crime and prosecute those responsible before the courts. The interview training method available to Gardaí and efforts by successive governments to rebalance the criminal justice system are all explored.

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Written in a clear and direct style, each chapter offers a detailed treatment of a particular topic, explaining key principles and concepts and illustrating their development through significant case law. Extensive references assist in guiding research and further reading. Part One outlines the historical development of the EU Treaties from their origins to the present day, including detail on Ireland's accession and approach to the various amending treaties. The role and functions of the main EU institutions are explained in Part Two, while Part Three develops an understanding of the sources of EU law, EU competence, supremacy, direct effect and national procedural autonomy. The various legal remedies available as against Member States for failing to adhere to EU law, or the EU for breaching legal principles, are detailed in Part Four. Part Five deals with the Internal Market, the Customs Union and the free movement of goods, services and establishment. Citizenship and the free movement of persons are explained in Part Six, while Part Seven covers the free movement of capital and Economic and Monetary Union, with an emphasis on Irish perspectives of EMU.

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When a legal matter arises oftentimes a person is confronted by a bewildering array of legal concepts, procedures or complex jargon and are at a loss to understand what is going on. The purpose of this book is to simplify such complexities and multi-layered rules and provide quick solutions to various queries that may arise. The approach taken by the author is to provide an everyday query formulated much like a question one might find in a self-help legal column in a newspaper. A detailed answer follows, highlighting the general issues that the reader should be aware of and what steps they might take next. Everyday topics such as buying or selling a house, making a will, probate, family law queries, personal injuries, negligence, employment law, consumer law and defamation are addressed. Law for the Layperson: Life, Work & Death will be an invaluable reference book for all non-lawyers seeking guidance as required on legal issues.

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'Child Law in Ireland' provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the Irish child law system. It incorporates examination of Ireland's international obligations in this area arising under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as well as examination of the Irish Constitution and the domestic legislative framework. The book addresses a wide range of child law topics including children's rights; parentage; donor-assisted human reproduction and surrogacy; guardianship, custody and access; child protection; representation and participation; and education. Child Law in Ireland examines current Irish law and addresses contemporary issues in a range of areas. This includes discussion of timely legal developments such as the Assisted Reproduction Bill 2017; the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the Adoption (Amendment) Act 2017; the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016; the Children First Act 2015; and the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016, among others.

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Will Trusts and Equitable Property Rights, provides an in-depth and comprehensive coverage and analyses of the law relating to will trusts and equitable property rights, and is the third and final book completing the trilogy of practitioner books on wills by the leading expert on this area. The twenty-seven chapters of the book present an incisive view of the following material relating to the subject matter of the book: • The creation of trusts by wills by use of precedents • The creation of family will trusts by use of precedents • The creation of will trusts of land by use of precedents • Discretionary will trusts by use of precedents • The creation of charitable trusts by will • The exercise of powers by will trust • The modification of trusts in wills by equitable doctrines

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The police force in Ireland - known as the Gardai - are required to combine technical and legal proficiency in the prevention and detection of crime. Expected to intervene in every kind of emergency, Gardai investigate a diverse array of offenses, combining skills in crowd control, crime scene management, intelligence-gathering, and the collection and analysis of forensic evidence. In order to fulfil their various functions, the Gardai are vested with an extraordinary array of powers - powers which facilitate surveillance; the taking of forensic samples; photographs and fingerprints; stopping, searching, and arresting individuals; as well as searching homes and vehicles. Suspects are detained and questioned, children are taken into emergency care, mentally ill persons are taken into custody. Each situation is not only complicated on a human level, but on a legal level as well, as the powers exercised intersect with constitutional and legal rights to liberty, privacy, bodily integrity, freedom of association, and expression. In England and Wales, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 is accompanied by extensive PACE Codes of Conduct. There is a core framework of police powers and safeguards - clearly laid out - around stop and search, arrest, detention, investigation, identification, and interviewing detainees. However, in Ireland, an unwieldy array of legislation and case-law must be sifted through to decipher the applicable principles. The pace of legislative change in Irish criminal justice, combined with the practice of amending Acts piecemeal rather than by consolidation, makes identification of the extent and scope of the powers of the Gardai a challenge which is grappled with by Gardai and legal practitioners alike. This book examines Garda powers and the legal issues which arise in their exercise, with an emphasis on the practicalities of policing. The law is distilled to determine the origin of key powers and the pre-requisites and practical aspects of their lawful exercise. The approaches of the courts and police forces of other common-law jurisdictions to particular policing questions are considered. Best practice guidance has been incorporated, grounded in human rights principles and international standards.

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Timor-Leste has had a troubled history and faces an uncertain future. Having experienced colonisation for centuries followed by the Indonesian occupation, with all its abuses of human rights, Timor-Leste emerged as an independent state, based on the rule of law and on respect for human rights. The last few years have shown that no society is simple and that the complex influences of the past continue to shape political, social and cultural realities. This book seeks to examine contemporary challenges for justice and human rights in the shadow of the past. It approaches the task from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, conscious of the need to integrate insights not only of scholars immersed in human rights, international criminal justice and customary law, but of others whose backgrounds are in international relations, history, anthropology, demography, sociology, geography and ecology

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Areas addressed include: maternal deaths, deaths in psychiatric care, human rights and causation issues. Other topics covered are: practice and procedure in medical inquests, evidence, documentation and pandemics/Covid-19. Medical Inquests critically assesses the pace of change of the law on coroner’s inquests and examines the case for change. The work is eagerly awaited in an area of law which is topical and specialised, yet of great public interest. This book will appeal to all sitting coroners, as well as barristers, solicitors, law students, bereaved families and all those who must interact with the coroner’s service, following a patient’s death, including doctors, nurses and hospital managers.

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This book covers all of the core legal subjects including: constitutional law, EU law, the Irish legal system, contract law, tort, criminal law, land law and equity, employment law, family law and jurisprudence. Reflecting all new relevant constitutional, statutory and judicial developments, it is both a complete introduction to Irish law for students coming to the subject for the first time as well as a handy and accessible reference work for practitioners who wish to refresh their knowledge of the principles of a particular area.

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The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) was established in Ireland during a time of crisis to target specific aspects of criminality. Since its establishment, some 25 years ago, it has become a key part of the Irish criminal justice system. The CAB has a unique structure and approach, with legislative options operating in the civil domain and results achieved in denying criminality the proceeds of crime. There has been widespread acceptance of this radical new model of criminal justice, much of which can be attributed to denying criminality the proceeds of their criminal activity. Criminal Assets Bureau: Law and Practice considers each of those factors by offering a comprehensive policy and procedure based analysis of the background development of the structures underpinning CAB. It goes on to consider the legal framework of CAB, its operational boundaries established through case law and its multi-agency nature. It is this bringing together of multiple agencies into a single multi-agency structure to deploy powers of forfeiture, revenue and social welfare against targeted individuals that is key to its operational prowess.

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It is a peer-reviewed legal journal, publishing articles that consider major themes in the work of the Court and its leading cases in the previous legal year. Articles are drawn from papers presented at the annual Conference of the Irish Supreme Court Review, including keynote contributions reflecting on the role of the Supreme Court, especially as it debates matters with other international and apex courts. The Irish Supreme Court Review is published by Clarus Press on behalf of the School of Law, Trinity College, Dublin.

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