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High Court ruling on criminal prosecutions by gardaí may mean ‘a lot’ of adjournments (via The Irish Times)
The president of the District Court has said “a lot” of cases may have to be adjourned and more gardaí may have to attend courts following a High Court decision overturning a rule under which a huge volume of criminal prosecutions were managed by Garda ‘presenters’ there. The High Court’s Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger held […]
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High Court to rule on lead challenge over new guidelines slashing awards for minor injuries (via Irish Times)
Decision has potentially huge implications for claimants, lawyers, insurers and the State A judge will rule on Thursday on the lead case challenging the constitutionality of the law under which judges drafted and approved new guidelines slashing awards for minor personal injuries by up to 50 per cent. The outcome of the case against the […]
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Man hit by drunk driver in Malta settles court action (via RTE)
A 70-year-old man who was catastrophically injured three years ago after he was knocked down by a drunk driver while on holidays in Malta has settled his High Court action for just over €3 million. David Cooley from Youghal in Co Cork, was struck by a car on the first night of his holiday in […]
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs (via Independent.ie)
A woman who claimed she injured her buttock, back and abdomen when she hit the ground, having fallen from a defective chair in Supermacs, has won her case for damages despite CCTV showing she did not impact the ground during the incident. Pamela Dudgeon, (57) of Woodlands Grove, Coosan Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath, was awarded […]
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Glass factory worker who was struck by several sheets of glass which fell from trolley awarded €120,000 (via Independent.ie)
A glass factory worker who sustained injuries to his lower limbs in a work accident has been awarded €120,000 by the High Court. James Molloy (59), who was struck by several sheets of glass which fell from a trolley, is also entitled to a further sum for loss of earnings into the future which will […]
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Proposed changes to duty of care law aimed at reducing insurance costs (via Irish Times)
Reform is to balance a business’s duty of care with personal responsibility of customers There will be changes to the law on duty of care under proposals aimed at reducing insurance which have been approved by the Cabinet. The aim of the planned insurance reforms is to balance a property owner or business’s duty of […]
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Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital Issues Apology and Agrees to €3.7m Interim Payout for Child’s Birth-Related Injuries
The High Court has heard that the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin has issued an apology and agreed to an interim settlement of €3.7 million in relation to the “deficiencies and failures” in care surrounding the birth of a boy over a decade ago. The court was told that Cian O’Connor, from Glasnevin, Dublin, suffers […]
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Burglars will no longer be able to claim for suffering injury (via Independent.ie)
The Cabinet has agreed to amend insurance legislation in order to make it harder for personal injuries claimants to take legal action against businesses and community groups The move will also limit circumstances where a court can impose liability on the occupier of a premises where a person has entered it to commit an offence. […]
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Hospital caterer challenges award under new personal injury guidelines (via Irish Times)
Personal injuries board failed to give adequate reasons for award, woman claims A challenge by a hospital catering assistant to a proposed €11,000 damages award under controversial new guidelines for soft tissue injuries suffered after an oven fell onto her opens on Tuesday at the High Court. The award was made to Tara Wolfe by […]
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Bride’s wedding dress was stained with blood after she helped guest injured in golf-buggy accident (via Independent.ie)
A bride’s wedding dress was stained with blood after she helped one of her guests who was thrown from a buggy and injured at her wedding reception at Kilkea Castle Hotel in Kildare, the Circuit Civil Court has heard. Judge Gerard Griffin awarded graphic designer David Keane €17,500 after hearing how the driver of the […]
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