House prices in Northern Ireland continue to rise!
In January of this year a survey carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Ulster Bank announced they expected Northern Irish house prices to rise by 3% during 2017. Today Ulster Bank have announced that house prices are up 3.1% on figures from the first quarter of t...
How to prepare for your first divorce consultation
After separation, making an appointment to seek legal advice can seem like a very daunting task, particularly when you are already coping with one of the top three most stressful life events. In the Family Department at Edwards & Co we are highly conscious of this fact and have noticed that our...
Dublin hospital apologies for 'avoidable' death of woman after stem cell transplant
St James’s Hospital, Dublin has apologised to the husband of a woman who died in their facility after undergoing stem cell transplantation. The apology was read out in the High Court in Dublin as part of a confidential settlement of the family’s case. Ms Kozyra, who was a resident in No...
When we act in the sale or purchase of rural properties not connected to the mains sewer one issue which regularly causes difficulty is the presence of a septic tank. There are two issues which we commonly encounter: firstly that there is no formal consent for the septic tank and secondly that t...
The Impact of Silver Separation
Following on from the first in our series of looking at Silver Separations we now look at the financial impact of separating couples who are approaching retirement. Separation at this stage in life presents new challenges. Whilst they are the fastest growing category of divorcing couples, those fac...
There has been a lot of “chatter” on social media, in the local press and even in the office as to how we managed to raise over £60,000 in the past two and a half years for our amazing Charity Bowel Cancer UK with just 32 staff. The answer in a purely financial sense is fairly sim...
Belfast Pride Week: Civil Partnerships
Each summer crowds flock to Belfast Pride to celebrate the LGBT community. With the spirit of Pride in mind, it is also important to be aware of the rights of couples in civil partnerships. When a couple enters into a civil partnership they are granted legal rights and responsibilities. If a rela...
