When a person has committed years of their life to caring for property in reliance on assurances given to them, it feels deeply unjust to be left without security, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh

It is important that landowners living abroad are not careless about the risks of adverse possession, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh.

I know I am supposed to have a health and safety statement in place and Risk Assessment Document, but I have kept putting it off. What it is the importance of this?

The family home in farming situations is unique due to the fact that it is usually in close proximity to the farmyard and lands, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh.

There is some work to do, but your solicitor can assist you and you would need to engage with your bank as soon as possible

Legal Advice: A Care Representative is a person appointed by the circuit court to apply for a state loan in relation to the nursing home support scheme (also known as Fair Deal)

While complete infertility of bulls is rare, approximately 20% of bulls are subfertile and will get some animals pregnant, but it will take several attempts and, therefore, more time, writes rural solicitor Karen Walsh.

Dealing with giant knotweed is difficult enough without adding a difficult neighbour into the equation.

Dear Karen,  Our family farm is located in a very scenic part of Ireland, and we have had incidences of people trespassing on our land, causing problems.

We have 120 acres and were wondering what’s the best way to deal with the land given the fact that there is not a good relationship between our two children, which greatly saddens us