Steer Law Solicitors

14/01/2022

Scheme for Undocumented Migrants to open on 31st January

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20/10/2021

We are now adding Debt Collection as a new area of practice to our firm.

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20/10/2021

WE HAVE MOVED!!!

Our new office address : 30 South Main Street, Naas, Kildare

13/09/2021

OUR TEAM ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED 🚨

We offer consultations through Zoom and in office.

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05/08/2021

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05/08/2021

Interesting news 🗞

A couple’s mortgage has been extended until one of them is aged 115 and the other 106 under an “unusual” personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) which will allow them to save their family home from repossession.

01/07/2021

Come with us as we go paper free!! Our 2021 end of year goal is to be as paperless as we can, we want to use technology to our benefit. Why? You ask, because along with saving the planet, we want our clients to have a smoother process.
We're switching to a paperless client intake system. We will soon be switching to paperless protocols and procedures.

29/06/2021

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23/06/2021

New Garda powers, legislation to be announced surrounding checking of phones.

Refusal to provide phone or computer password set to become criminal offence

21/05/2021

Banks lift restrictions on Asylum Seekers to open bank Account

Asylum seekers can now open a bank account with any of the retail banks.

This change comes on foot of Bank of Ireland announcement a month ago that asylum seekers will be allowed to open bank account with alternative documents.

Background
The main problems that asylum seekers face in relation to opening bank account is the issue of identity document. Many international Protection applicants enter the state with little or no identity documents such as passport, birth certificate or national Id card to prove their identity. Some international protection applicant enters the state on false document so it would be difficult at times to ascertain the correct identity at the beginning of the International Protection process.
With criteria for assessing the labour market been reduced from nine to six months where international Protection applicant can now access the employment much earlier. Being able to open a bank account with any of the retail banks is very welcoming news for applicants.
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has now announced that all five retail banks are rolling out a package of measures including the publication of a new BPFI guide for asylum seekers and refugees explaining how to open an account and providing examples of the documents that will be accepted.
The guide, which will be provided to all accommodation centres, will also be made available in Arabic, French, Somalian, Georgian, Albanian as well as English, in the coming weeks.
James Browne, minister of state with special responsibility for law reform, youth justice and immigration, said: “My Department has been engaged with Banking & Payments Federation Ireland and other stakeholders over the last several months to address concerns around access to bank accounts for international protection applicants in Ireland, particularly in the context of the 2016 EU Payment Accounts Regulations.
“These Regulations provide for all consumers legally resident in the EU, including people with no fixed address and asylum seekers, to be able to open a payment account without undue difficulty.’
This is good news for international protection applicants and all those who worked with them through the international protection process.

22/03/2021

In light of the Judicial Council vote in favor of adopting the new Personal Injuries guidelines, The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will be reformed to reflect these changes.
The reform of PIAB, aims to reduce the number of litigants going to Court..
It is important to note that the guidelines will apply to all new cases that have not yet been assessed by the Personal Injuries Board. Litigants who previously refused offers from PIAB and
opted to go to Court will have their claims processed in line with the Book of Quantum.
The Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment is calling for submission on the potential reform of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) scheme.