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Practice areas

Seventeen areas of work, described in plain terms.

Finnegan Maguire Solicitors is a general practice. Most of our work is property, wills and estates, family matters and small business. Each page below says what the work involves, how long it usually takes and how we charge for it.

Not sure which one applies

Ring 0818 44 55 66 and describe the situation in your own words. If it is not something we do, we will tell you that, and where to go instead.

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Property/Wills and estates/Family/Employment/Business and commercial/Farming and succession/Licensing/Immigration/Notary public/ Property/Wills and estates/Family/Employment/Business and commercial/Farming and succession/Licensing/Immigration/Notary public/
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“Most legal work is not dramatic. It is a house, a will, a job, a business. It should be explained like that.”
Siobhán Moriarty · Finnegan Maguire Solicitors
01

Home and property

4 areas

Buying and selling a home

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Contracts, title, searches, mortgage drawdown and closing. Six to twelve weeks is typical.

Landlord and tenant

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Residential tenancies, notices of termination and Residential Tenancies Board procedure.

Commercial leases

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Agreements for lease, rent review, break clauses, assignment and dilapidations.

Farm transfers and succession

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Transfers between generations, rights of residence, and the reliefs that may apply.

02

Wills, estates and planning

3 areas

Wills

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One meeting, a draft to read at home, then signing in front of two witnesses.

Probate and administering an estate

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Listing the assets, the Revenue return, the grant, then paying out what is left.

Enduring power of attorney

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Naming who decides for you if you cannot. Registered with the Decision Support Service.

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Family

2 areas

Family law

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Maintenance, guardianship, access and the orders the District Court can make.

Separation and divorce

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Separation agreements, judicial separation and divorce, including pension and property terms.

04

Work

2 areas

Employment law

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Contracts, handbooks, disciplinary process, redundancy and the Workplace Relations Commission.

Wrongful dismissal

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Advice for employees and employers on how a dismissal is assessed and what the process is.

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Business

4 areas

Commercial and company law

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Incorporation, shareholders agreements, buying or selling a business.

Debt recovery

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Demand letters, summary judgment and enforcement, for creditors and for debtors.

Litigation and dispute resolution

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Court procedure, mediation and settlement talks. We explain the cost risk before you start.

Licensing

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Publican and restaurant licences, transfers, renewals and court applications.

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Other matters

2 areas

Immigration and citizenship

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Residence permission, naturalisation applications and the documents each one needs.

Notary public

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Notarising documents for use abroad, apostille and consular legalisation.

A note on what we may advertise

Some work we do cannot be advertised.

Solicitors in Ireland are restricted by the Solicitors (Advertising) Regulations 2002. We are not permitted to advertise in relation to personal injury claims, and we do not describe the outcome of past cases or suggest what your own result might be.

Where a page on this site touches injury or professional negligence, it is there for information only. If you want to talk about that kind of matter, ring the office on 0818 44 55 66 and we will tell you whether we can act and what the next step is.

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