Guardianship

Guardianship is the collection or rights that a parent (or non-parent) may have in respect of a child. The rights of a guardian include the rights to make decisions on matters affecting the child such as medical consents, religious upbringing, education, passports...

What to Do If You Experience Domestic Abuse in Ireland

Domestic abuse can take many forms. These include physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, financial and economic abuse, and coercive control.  Here our Orlagh Sharkey, Head of Family Law, outlines the various steps you can take if you are...

What to Do If You Experience Domestic Abuse in Ireland

Domestic abuse can take many forms. These include physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, financial and economic abuse and coercive control.  Below outlines the various steps you can take if you are experiencing domestic abouse.   If you...

Recognising and Dealing with Coercive Control

Coercive Control is a common and often unseen form of  Domestic Abuse.  Ireland is one of the first countrries in the world to recognise coercive control as an offfence and introduce legislation to protect people from the subtle form of abuse. The article below,...