Pearts Town Agents Author

As you all know, Valerie Peart and Gerard Wade have been directing operations at Pearts Solicitors and Town Agents for the past twenty-two and a half years when they took over from Valerie’s brother, Michael Peart.

A family business since 1883, it has always been important to Gerard and Valerie that such a status would continue. As Gerard embraces his new phase, indeed, his 3^rd Act, (as some would call it) as a Retiree, the time has come for the next generation to step up and take the reins of the Town Agency business. Valerie, however, remains as Principal of Pearts Solicitors.

To facilitate Gerard’s retirement, James Clarke and Niamh Wade are now Directors of Pearts Town Agents Limited and as such, secure the family business going forward.

James came into Pearts twenty years ago as an eager Transition Year student looking to learn about life working in the law over the course of a week. Little did he, or we, know then that he would one day take to the helm as Managing Director alongside Niamh, his now Sister-in-Law. Married to the youngest daughter of Valerie and Gerard, James returned to his TY roots in 2022 when the opportunity arose to take over as Office Manager. With a degree in Business and Law from UCD, a Masters in Project Management from UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and over 10 years working in Professional Services and Project Management including time spent with IBM, First Data Fiserv and EY, James is no stranger to busy businesses. On taking over the steer, James says, Keep reading →

In light of the nationwide Red Weather Warning coming into effect tomorrow and the closure of the below Court offices in Dublin, please be aware that the offices of Pearts Town Agents will be closed tomorrow, Friday January 24th, and we will re-open on Monday at 9am.

Please also note, the DX have informed us that there will be no collection or delivery this evening. Everything being sent to / from our offices will be sent tomorrow evening at the earliest and arrive at their destination by Monday morning.

The Court Service have confirmed that the following offices will be closed and anyone needing to contact the offices should e-mail the following addresses and include a phone number to be contacted at. Please see the following link for the announcement in full – https://courts.ie/news/courts-service-red-weather-alert-friday-24-january-2025 Keep reading →

Please note that the procedure in relation to lodging books in the List Room for matters in the Monday Chancery 1 List has changed, as set out below.

Going forward, there is no requirement to lodge Books in advance in the List Room. Books are now required to be physically brought to the Court on the day and need to be handed into the Registrar when the matter is called.

These changes only apply to the Chancery 1 List and only for matters listed on a Monday, books for hearings listed Tuesday to Friday must still be lodged by 1pm the Thursday before the hearing.

All other lists are still running with their existing timelines for lodging books, please see the below table for timelines.

Please note Pearts will only be in a position to hand books into the Court for matters that we have been instructed to attend on, attendance must to be arranged in advance through our offices at agency@pearts.ie or 018722311.

The last day of the 2024 Michaelmas court term was also sadly the day that former member of the Pearts team, Brian Clifford aged 41, lost his long, brave battle with cancer. Husband to Caroline Wade, the eldest daughter of our Principal Valerie Peart and Gerard Wade and brother-in-law of Niamh, John and Jennifer Wade, (wife of our Office manager James Clarke), Brian will be significantly missed by all who knew and loved him. Leaving behind three small children, Daniel (11), Lucie (9) and Sam (3), it is hard to put into words how heartbreaking the reality of this new norm is for them.

Having courageously and quietly confronted his illness for the past 14 years, since the age of 28, with his final few months spent in the incredible care of Or Lady’s Hospice Harold’s Cross, we can only but commend him for always trying to live life to the best of his ability. As a previous Pearts staff member, who joined us while undergoing his PHD in psychology before he went on sick leave, his dry wit, kind heart and love for ‘good’ coffee will always be remembered. He is now at peace.

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There will be a Positive callover of cases set down for the Limerick Personal Injuries List on Thursday the 16^th January 2025 on a Hybrid basis at 11.00 O’ Clock before Mr Justice O’ Connor to fix dates for the Sittings commencing the 10^th February 2025. As this is a Positive callover, where there is no Appearance by either party the Notice of Trial may be Struck Out.

Please see the attached list here; Limerick Callover List Keep reading →

A Callover of all cases set down for the Kilkenny / Waterford Personal Injury List will take place on Tuesday the 17^th December 2024 on a Hybrid basis before Mr. Justice O’ Connor at 11.00 am. Please note where there is no appearance by either side the Notice of Trail may be struck out. The list will be called over until the quota of 100 cases has been reached.

Please see the list here; Kilkenny / Waterford Callover List Keep reading →

A Callover of all cases set down for the Cork Personal Injury List will take place on Friday the 13^th December 2024 remotely before Mr Justice O’ Connor at 11.00 am. Please note as per the directions in the Callover where there is no appearance by either side the Notice of Trail may be struck out. The list will be called over until the quota of 120 cases has been reached.

The List has been published and can be found here.”

If you require us to attend or make an application on your behalf you should forward your instructions to reach us no later than 1.00pm on Thursday the 12^th December 2024. No instructions will be taken on the morning of the Callover.

When forwarding instructions please ensure to include all the following information;
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50 years working in Pearts and recently appointed as Junior Vice President of the Law Society of Ireland, 2024 is certainly a landmark year for our Principal, Valerie Peart.

While never one to hog the limelight, as Valerie just gets on with it, we feel it’s only appropriate to congratulate her on this incredible achievement.

From her college days working with her Father, Denis, to assisting the business during her brother, Michael’s time at the helm, (while also running her busy private practice and rearing four children), to her full time takeover in 2002 with her husband Gerard Wade, Valerie has certainly not been idle.

The decision to run for election to the Law Society Council in 2009, as she says herself, “was possibly one of the best decisions of my professional life.”

We asked Valerie how she felt about her latest appointment:

I am totally honoured!

I look forward to working with our President, Eamonn Harrington and Senior Vice President, Rosemarie Loftus and the amazing team at The Law Society, under the stewardship of Mark Garrett, the Director General.

As Junior Vice President, I am committed to serving the Society in any way I can and I look forward to a productive and busy year.”