Archive for July 2014
ARE STEP-CHILDREN “MY CHILDREN”? RECTIFYING A WILL.
Did you know that an application can be made to the Supreme Court to ‘rectify’ a will if it does not accurately reflect the ‘testamentary intentions’ of the deceased person? The purpose is to effectively amend the wording of the will so as to give proper expression to the intentions of the deceased. An application…
Read MoreCOURT FINDS UNLAWFUL SEARCH BY POLICE
A recent judgment of the District Court concerned a successful application by the accused to exclude the evidence of a police search of a car in which she had been located on the basis that the Court concluded that it was an unlawful search. In August 2012 police searched a car that had apparently been…
Read MoreLICENCE DISQUALIFIED FOR UNPAID FINES
Did you know that you can have your licence disqualified because of a failure to pay fines – even parking fees – on time? Section 70M of the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act, enables disqualification of a debtor’s driver’s licence if the driver has outstanding fines and has not made arrangements to pay for them. It…
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