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Ireland has too many barristers, with many suffering financially, report finds (via The Irish Times)
Low fees, high attrition rate, lack of diversity – some of the findings of EY report into profession Ireland has hundreds more barristers than is appropriate for its population size and many say they are suffering financially, according to the first ever independent strategic review of the profession here. Carried out by consultants EY in […]
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Vaginal mesh injury: ‘I really thought I was going to die’ (via The Irish Times)
Woman says infections started immediately after mesh was inserted in 2002 to treat urinary incontinence Mandy Jackson (63), from Wicklow, is starting to get her life back after 19 years of urinary tract infections which she believes were caused by vaginal mesh. By the time she travelled to St Louis, Missouri last September, to have […]
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Stark warning over ‘crisis of unmet legal need’ in Ireland (vi Irish Legal News)
The combined impact of the pandemic and increased financial pressure on individuals and households has exacerbated the “ongoing crisis of unmet legal need in this country”, the head of legal rights group FLAC has warned. Writing in the foreword to FLAC’s annual report for 2021, FLAC chief executive Eilis Barry said the “overwhelming demand for […]
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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade abortion ruling (via RTE News)
The US Supreme Court has ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion […]
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Legal history made as more women than men granted top lawyer titles (via Independent.ie)
For the first time in Irish legal history more female lawyers than male have been added to the ranks of senior counsel. Twenty women and 14 men made the latest list of lawyers to be granted “patents of precedence”. Patents are granted by the Government on the advice of an advisory committee which includes the […]
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Bill enabling barristers and solicitors to provide joint legal services looms (via Irish Legal News)
A bill to allow barristers and solicitors to jointly provide legal services will soon be published, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said. The general scheme for the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 was first published in June 2021. Its provisions governing the introduction of new legal partnerships are meant to address gaps […]
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High Court: Applicant fails in challenge to PIAB assessment based on inadequate reasoning for €11,000 award (via Irish Legal News)
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to an award by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) where the applicant claimed that inadequate reasons were provided for its decision. The applicant had an application for compensation assessed at €11,000 and it was claimed that PIAB did not properly outline how the Personal Injuries Guidelines were […]
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Man (20) settles €6m action over delay in diagnosing brain tumour (via Irish Times)
The case against the HSE claimed 14-year-old only received tumour diagnosis after obtaining private MRI scan A 20-year-old man who sued over a five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour has settled his High Court action for more than €6 million. During the five months, his mother “besieged” Cork University Hospital (CUH) for help for […]
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Court dismisses Dunnes Stores appeal over slip and fall payout (via Irish Times)
Decision to award some €83,000 in damages to a woman over an accident at a Dublin store in 2013 is upheld Dunnes Stores has lost an appeal against an €83,000 award of damages to a woman who slipped and fell in one of its stores. The High Court had made the award to 60-year-old Doris […]
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High Court rejects challenge to PI guidelines (Via Law Society)
The Government and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have welcomed a High Court judgment that rejected a legal challenge to the Personal Injuries Guidelines. The case was taken by Bridget Delaney, who was awarded €3,000 by PIAB for injuries sustained after a fall in Dungarvan, Co Waterford in 2019. She had been advised that, […]
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