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Erin Research Charity Initiative 2023
"Strength In Numbers" - Charitable Initiative 2023 Erin Research recently launched a charitable initiative for 2023 called our “Strength in Numbers” campaign. The initiative for the year ahead sees members of the Erin Research CPD community nominating charitable causes from across Ireland for receipt of donations. “Given the amount of people who regularly attend our CPD events, we thought it would be a good idea to try and leverage our network to generate some much needed funds for people in need” said Padraic Grennan, Managing Director of Erin Research. Free CPD for Solicitors The idea is that a specific local cause is selected for each online or in-person event held by Erin Research throughout 2023. The causes are chosen by the attendees themselves, and in the run up and during any given CPD event, attendees will have the [...]
Erin Research on Brendan O’Connor Show
Erin Research features on RTE Radio 1's Brendan O'Connor Show Erin Research recently featured on the Brenda O'Connor show on RTE Radio 1. Managing Director Padraic Grennan was invited on to the show to discuss the work of Erin Research and how the team traces missing beneficiaries and unknown next of kin to estates worldwide. To list back, click the link below; https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22124574/
Tracing Next of Kin
Erin Research features in the Business Post Erin Research featured in the Business Post recently to highlight research conducted in tracing the unknown next of kin of an elderly couple that passed away during the pandemic. The remains of Nicholas and Hilary Smith were discovered in their home in Co. Tipperary after what is believed to have been a period of approximately 18 months since their respective deaths. Despite appeals by An Garda Siochána and Interpol for the next of kin to come forward, no relatives could be located. Erin Research carried out extensive research and were successful in locating the next of kin of both Nicholas and Hilary Smith. For further details of the Business Post Article, please click the link below; https://www.businesspost.ie/post-plus/erin-research-gets-on-the-case-to-extend-searches-for-long-lost-heirs-and-vacant-house-owners/
Applying for Probate in Ireland
Erin Research New Service Launch In October 2022, Erin Research launched a new Probate Pre-Check Service aimed at assisting solicitors with their probate applications. This unique service was born out of the frustration that was evident among many practitioners who were experiencing lengthy delays waiting for Grants of Representation to issue. Delays in obtaining Grants of Representation At a recent probate masterclass hosted by the Law Society of Ireland, former Probate Officer, Mr. John Glennon, indicated that a high proportion of probate applications are rejected on first submission. The failure rate for first-time applications was 60-70%. The rejection rate for De Bonis Non grants is even higher, believed to be over 95%. Due to the sheer volume of applications received by the Probate Office, it can take up to 20 weeks before a solicitor receives any feedback [...]
Free CPD for Solicitors
Free CPD For Solicitors For the past 2 years, Erin Research has been providing quality CPD events to solicitors across Ireland at low cost by means of its ongoing series of online seminars. When the global pandemic set in in 2020 and the country went into lockdown for the first time in March of that year, in-person CPD events quickly became obsolete. In light of the dangers that live events presented, and in line with newly-implemented Covid-19 restrictions, the Law Society of Ireland moved to allow Irish solicitors gain their entire CPD quota for 2020 online. It was at this point that Erin Research decided to begin providing CPD lectures to the Irish legal profession. Given the nature of our core business as probate genealogists, our webinar series throughout 2020 and 2021 had been mainly probate-themed. To date, these [...]
Probate Genealogists Ireland
Probate Genealogists Ireland What are probate genealogists and what do they do? While traditional genealogy involves the carrying out of research to establish one’s heritage or family history, probate genealogy differs slightly. It is a niche industry that exists to service solicitors or legal personal representatives (LPRs) who wish to find the correct people to whom to lawfully distribute an estate. The services of a probate genealogist are beneficial under various circumstances. Under Irish probate law, the first thing that needs to be assessed when someone passes away is whether that person died testate or intestate. If testate, it may be that a named beneficiary needs to be located, and if intestate, the entire line of entitled beneficiaries might need to be identified and located. Regardless of the circumstances, a professional probate genealogist can assist in resolving the matter. [...]
Probate in Ireland – Updates from the Probate Officer
Applying for Probate in Ireland In a recent webinar, Erin Research hosted High Court Probate Officer John Glennon BL MBA in relation to how solicitors can ensure their application for a grant of representation is accepted on the first submission. Mr. Glennon gave several invaluable tips, tricks, and errors to avoid when applying for probate in Ireland. The key areas that were covered included testamentary capacity, valuations, and oaths and bonds. For the convenience of probate practitioners, we have summarized the most important points that were covered during the webinar. Submitting Probate Papers The single biggest contributor to waiting times in the Probate Office is the error rates on papers that are submitted. Waiting times are double what they should be simply because of the error rate. It is estimated that for every ten applications submitted, eight are returned for [...]
Stephenson Burns Solicitors – Seminars for Probate Practitioners
Stephenson Burns Solicitors - Seminars for Probate Practitioners Erin Research is proud to be sponsoring the upcoming Stephenson Burns probate seminar to be held on 16th April 2021. The seminar will be the 39th such event held by principal Anne Stephenson, who is widely recognised across Ireland and beyond as a leading expert in all matters probate-related. Anne is a seasoned lecturer and imparts her knowledge to colleagues and students alike, teaching on and acting as an external examiner with the Law School at the Law Society of Ireland for trainee solicitors Anne is a member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners – the professional body for trust and estate practitioners worldwide), the Probate Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association, the Probate Administration and Trusts Committee of the Law Society of Ireland, and the Probate Liaison [...]
