When divorce is all on their terms
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Often when a couple separates, one spouse has been contemplating the decision for sometime, and the other is entirely in the dark, or certainly not on the same page as their spouse. For a spouse kept in the dark, it can often feel like so many decisions are being made around you, and that you ha...
MYTH BUSTER NO. 5. THE CHARITY IS A COMPANY SO IT IS LIABLE NOT ME!
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
If your charity is set up as a company limited by guarantee, then in its dealings with third parties such as employees, suppliers for goods and services, funders, collaborators, volunteers, the landlord of the premises or indeed in negligence claims or with creditors, the liability and contractual a...
Can I issue divorce proceedings in Northern Ireland?
Posted By: Julie Tierney
With our world becoming increasingly smaller, family life has taken on much more of an international element in recent years, with more and more people commuting to work outside of Northern Ireland, living half of the year in another country, moving away from home for a time and/or returning to live...
Myth No. 4 “ My liability as a Company Director is limited to £1.00"
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
When we are advising those who are on the boards of companies that are also charities, we are often told “but sure I have nothing to worry about, my liability is limited to £1.00”. This is not true. The liability of the company members is often limited to £1.00. This is th...
Belfast law firm ready to mount ‘determined’ Supreme Court effort on police holiday pay
Posted By: Julie Leonard
Belfast solicitors, Edwards & Co., which represents around 3,500 officers in the police holiday pay case, has said the decision by the PSNI to appeal the Court of Appeal Judgement to the Supreme Court is ‘disappointing but not unexpected.’ Edwards & Co Senior Partner, Dorcas Cr...
Posted By: Carla Fraser
I am often asked by clients what to do if they are concerned their ex partner’s alcohol consumption is affecting their parenting and their ability to appropriately care for their children. Does this mean that a parent cannot enjoy a couple of drinks at a family event? Alcohol affects ea...
Myth No.3 "I am a Company Director not a Charity Trustee"
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Many charities in Northern Ireland have as their legal structure the company limited by guarantee. But this does not mean that the people on the board of a company, i.e. known as the directors, are not also charity trustees at law. Under the Charities Act (NI) 2008 it says that trustees in...
