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Thanks, to all of you for your replies. Direct Devil, thanks for your advice. I think the cynic in you is right. My requests to my solicitor for my cheque have now gone unanswered. I really need the money. I am writing to the Law Society this evening about it. Is there anything else I can do? I...

Thanks Ravima and Seagul for your replies. Ravima - does the 10 day rule apply with any compensation from insurers and not just from car insurance - the insurer's in this case are professional indemnity insurers. I know the name of the insurance company - they are a UK insurance company who...

Hi! I was promised, and signed an agreement, that I would have my compensation cheque within month. A month has now passed - no compensation cheque, no reply from solicitor. I need the money school fees due in August. Costs for the case have probably gone to taxation. I presume the agreement is...

Hi! I have an eir webmail account - and I have the same password for 15 years. It's really wierd password, so I doubt anyone has it. Anyway, I got into my emails today in work. However, when I came home this evening and tried to get in to my email account it said my log in could not be found. I...

Thanks to you all for replies. I am now receiving a cheque made out to me.

Re receiving compensation - iniitally I was told I was going to receive a cheque made out to me, but sent to solictior to send on to me. However, my solicitor then insisted that the insurance company transfer my compensation by electronic transfer to his client account. I said I would not sign...

We got a new fibreglass roof last year - got a specialist contractor - covers both UK and Ireland - got guarantee - 20 years. Now, it's all bubbling and we have been told we will need to replace it - the company are now not garanteeing the work. So upset! So would welcome any advice.

Hi! I was interviewed in early Sept for new job. I had my medical in early October. The medical was fine, except they could not get bloods from me - bad veins - and my G.P. had to do the requisite blood tests and forward the results, which were fine, to my new employer. Last week, I emailed...

Hi! Leo, maybe it's not the correct forum, but I'm looking at it from a legal perspective - will I be able to buy a house over there - I worked there for 8 years but haven't lived there for now over 10 years. Maybe nobody has the answer - but I've had plenty of offers of work there. I understand...

I am not sure this is in the right forum We are moving back to UK in Ausugst/Sept 2019 - well one in college here, and maybe the other child in college in UK. Moving back to Birmingham. Lived in the UK for many years and miss it - never really settled here. However, am interested in buying a...

Thanks, Direct Devil. What his professional body also said was that the engineer's supervision was adequate despite all the issues, despite not doing a loading for the structure as admitted in the Disciplinary Hearing - there are solicitors notes from this hearing, allowing the client to sign a...

My friend had an engineer design, tender, supervise and certify a renovation - the renovation was structurally unsafe, some of it collapsed, it didn't meet building regulations in many aspects, and he, the engineer, refused to give foundation certs and opening up works had to be done. He paid 10...

Hi! My friend is looking since last year to top up her current qualifications - she was thinking of positive psychology, but felt this was a bit gimmicky in the end, and is now thinking about doing the mediator training course. It's about 2000. She has a degree in counselling (B.A.), finds it...

Hi! Just wondering if you work somewhere full-time, and you work for an agency on your holidays, can your employer legally say that you cannot work in any other job. For instance, I might work agency 6 days per year - maybe the first two days of any holiday, but employer seems to be saying I...

My cousin is on the Western Circuit - and is not too familiar with solicitors here in the greater Dublin area. My solicitor now won't move - won't follow my instructions to issue CC proceedings. I need the money back as soon as possible, as it was my children's college fund, and my daughter is...

Thanks Ravima and Directdevil, I didn't know I could get priority hearing, and neither did my solicitor, which is concerning. This might seem very strange, but as my solicitor won't act unless I go HC, can I put in my own Civil Bill - my cousin is a barrister and has checked it over - she...

We are building an extension - 36sq metres - we have been quoted between 15k and 25k for foundations - we're in Dublin. What would the norm be for the foundations for that size of an extension? Is there a certain amount per square metre. I am amazed at the vast difference in quotations.

Hi! Ravima, I have all of the receipts. The amount is not over the Circuit Court limit. I made it known from the start that I did not want to go HC route. They told me that it would take 2 yrs to get to HC anyway, and I said due to cancer history, I might not be around in 2 years, and did not...

The case is only for 69/70k, and I made it known from the outset that I did not want to go to the High Court as I knew the amount was within the Circuit Court, yet they drafted HC proceedings. The amount was never going to be over 70k. They are now refusing to act unless I go the HC route...

If you are within the jurisdiction for Circuit Court, and don't want to go beyond it, and have asked a solicitor to draft Civil Bill, but he has drafted High Court Plenary Summons - what is this about? Are solicitors not supposed to follow client instructions, or is this suddenly not relevant...