About Us
Solicitors & Tax
Consultants all
under the
one roof.
Lawlor Kiernan LLP is a progressive legal and tax firm offering specialist advice. The practice was founded as Lawlor Partners in 1995 and has established a reputation for the provision of high quality legal and tax services.
The environment in which our clients are operating is ever changing and this requires us to have the ability to adapt and meet new challenges. Our clients expect first-class advice delivered in a constructive, practical and commercial manner which is innovative and always tailored to meet our clients’ needs. As a general practice firm with extensive experience in property, taxation, litigation and data protection, our team have a diverse range of skills and expertise.
Our practitioners offer a considered and practical approach to meeting client needs and we work hard to understand and achieve our clients’ objectives. Our goal is to deliver results whilst maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct and integrity. We understand the importance of responsiveness, value for money and excellent service delivery.
Partner
Partner
Niall is a partner with Lawlor Kiernan LLP. He specialises in litigation with a particular focus on representing clients in tracker mortgage overcharging cases.
His other areas of practice include contractual disputes, clinical negligence, probate litigation and personal and fatal injury cases.
Recent cases and legal work include:
Supreme Court
● Appointed under the Supreme Court Legal Assistance Scheme to represent the appellant in Cave Projects Limited -v- PG, JK, JM, ROB and JOH.
Tracker Mortgage Litigation
● Represented customers in over two hundred cases against Irish banks with the combined settlements exceeding 10 million euro.
● Represented a customer in the largest settlement paid by AIB in a tracker mortgage case.
Commercial Litigation
● Represented a food supplier in Commercial Court breach of contract proceedings. Negotiated a substantial settlement for the food supplier (PS t/a PS & Company v Tesco Ireland Limited).
● Represented a construction company in defending a High Court injunction regarding claims of mismanagement of company funds and shareholder oppression.
Clinical Negligence
● Represented clients in a wide range of clinical negligence actions against public and private hospitals.
● Represented a client who was left in a persistent vegetative state due to an undiagnosed stroke, in which a significant settlement was obtained.
Fatal Injury and Injuries at Work
● Represented the family of a deceased man in the Coroner’s Court who was killed following a HGV tyre exploding and obtained a significant settlement in respect of their High Court damages claim.
● Represented a client who lost multiple fingers while working in a meat factory and obtained a significant settlement in the High Court.
● Represented a client who suffered catastrophic burn injuries at work due to an explosion following a gas leak and obtained a significant settlement in the High Court.
Probate
● Succeeded in having an executor removed and the appointment of an independent administrator in the first decision of its kind in Ireland (In the Matter of The Estate of Mary Ann (Otherwise Maureen) Horan).
● Represented a party in a dispute that arose following the murder of a young Croatian man. The dispute centred on which parent was entitled to take custody of the deceased’s body (In the Matter of Josip Strok, Deceased)
Partner
Olivia works in the Property Department, with extensive and wide-ranging experience in all aspects of commercial and business law. Olivia specialises in commercial and residential property transactions. She acts for various corporate and private clients in relation to the acquisition, funding and disposals of property. She also advises both landlords and tenants of commercial property in the negotiation of new leases and the assignment and subletting of existing leases.
Olivia has a comprehensive understanding of the complex legal and business issues associated with both commercial and residential property transactions.
Olivia also practices in the area of will drafting, probate, estate planning and administration of estates.
Partner
Solicitor
Solicitor
AnnMarie is a graduate of the University of Limerick and the Technological University of Dublin. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2012.
AnnMarie specialises in the areas of Probate, Health Care and Child Care law.
AnnMarie is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and advises clients on estate planning and the preparation of wills. She also represents client in relation to probate disputes.
AnnMarie completed the Law Society Certificate in the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act, 2015 and was subsequently appointed to the Assisted Decision- Making Legal Aid Panel. AnnMarie appears before the Circuit Court every week making applications for Decision-Making Representative Orders or acting as Independent Solicitor for the Relevant Persons. She also makes applications in the High Court seeking Wardship dismissal orders.
AnnMarie provides advice to families, Down Syndrome Ireland and Stewards Family Network in relation to Wardship and Assisted Decision Making. AnnMarie’s contact details are annmarie@lawlorkiernan.ie and 01 8725255.
Senior Solicitor
Maeve graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Business and Law and qualified as a Solicitor in 2007.
Maeve specialises in the areas of Probate and Estate Planning, Healthcare and Capacity law and Property.
Maeve is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and advises clients in relation to probate applications as well as probate disputes/litigation. She also advises clients on estate planning and the preparation of wills.
Maeve completed the Law Society Certificate in the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act, 2015 and was subsequently appointed to the Assisted Decision- Making Legal Aid Panel. Maeve regularly appears before the Circuit Court making applications for Decision-Making Representative Orders or acting as Independent Solicitor for the Relevant Person. In addition, she makes applications in the High Court concerning Wardship dismissal matters.
Maeve’s contact details are maeve@lawlorkiernan.ie and 01 8725255.
Senior Solicitor
B. Comm, AITI Chartered Tax Adviser, TEP
B. Comm, AITI Chartered Tax Adviser, TEP
Cathal Lawlor established the tax division within Lawlor Partners in 2006. This division provides advice on a wide range of tax issues including Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Capital Acquisitions Tax and Stamp Duty.
Cathal has expertise in advising on property transactions, family partnerships, transfer of assets to the next generation, tax efficient remuneration and Revenue investigations.
An alumnus of both Deloitte and Mazars where he gained valuable experience across a range of tax heads, he specialised in private client taxation with a particular interest in Estates and probates. He qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser from the Institute of Tax in 1999. He augmented that qualification in 2013 when he became a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners an international professional body for advisers who specialise in inheritance and succession planning. This enables Cathal to give clear and accurate tax advises to other legal firms and accountancy practices and clients generally which require the input of an experienced tax specialist.
He has presented to several professional accounting bodies for CPD purposes, business forums and Chambers of Commerce and has contributed to a variety of national publications on Tax matters.
Solicitor
Chris graduated from DCU with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree (BCL), achieving a first-class honour. He also holds a Masters in General Law (LLM) from Trinity College.
Chris joined the Practice as a Legal Executive in 2020. He completed his Training Contract with the firm and qualified as a Solicitor.
Chris works within the firms’ litigation and dispute resolution department. He has acted for clients in complex cases. His recent cases include:
Commercial Litigation
• Represented a construction company in defending a High Court Injunction concerning allegations of shareholder oppression and mismanagement of company funds
• Represented clients in a €2.15m debt settlement with a main Irish Bank
• Assisted in Circuit and High Court Tracker Mortgage Overcharging cases
Clinical Negligence
• Acted for a client in a Clinical Negligence claim which resulted in the client sustaining permanent scarring following the application of an inappropriate cream prescribed by her clinical professional
Personal Injuries
• Acted for a client who suffered extensive burn injuries and permanent scarring following an explosion at a stationery store
• Acted for an infant minor who sustained personal injuries in a hit and run road traffic accident
Probate
• Represented clients in respect of a challenge by a notice party to the registration of an Enduring Power of Attorney
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