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PIAB to be ‘enhanced and reformed’ through new legislation
Plans to enhance and reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in a bid to encourage more claimants and respondents to use it have been given the go-ahead by ministers. https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/piab-to-be-enhanced-and-reformed-through-new-legislation#:~:text=Under%20the%20legislation%2C%20the%20new,identity%20on%20application%20and%20disclose The government has approved the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill and has now given the green light to th
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Employment Case Review: Application to dismiss personal injury claim refused
https://thoughtleadership.leman.ie/post/102higt/employment-case-review-application-to-dismiss-personal-injury-claim-refused By Amy McNicholas, 10th February 2022 BACKGROUND Ms Hennessy (the “Plaintiff”) was employed by Ladbrokes (Ireland) Limited (the “Defendant”) as a customer service manager from 22 April 1998 until her employment ended, due to redundancy, on 11 August 2015. At the time, the Plaintiff signed a Compromise Agreement (the “Agreement”) which included a clause […]
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New bill may push more legal costs on those who take insurers to court
Robert Troy: ‘If someone wants to reject their award and bring it to court and the court doesn’t increase the award any further, well then, they’re going to have to pay for that’ By Michael Brennan, 6th February 2022 https://www.businesspost.ie/insurance/new-bill-may-push-more-legal-costs-on-those-who-take-insurers-to-court-5b5866e8 Personal injury claimants face the prospect of large legal bills if they decline an offer […]
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Boy (12) dies after car he was driving collided with lorry in Co Limerick
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/boy-12-dies-after-car-he-was-driving-collided-with-lorry-in-co-limerick-1.4799551 Child was sole occupant of the Nissan Qashqai involved in crash on N21 near Adare A 12-year-old boy was killed when the car he was driving collided with a lorry in Co Limerick in the early hours of Friday. The boy, who is believed to be from the Newcastle West area, was pronounced dead […]
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Boy who cut hand on broken glass in council garden awarded €50,000
https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2022/0207/1278382-wexford-boy-award/ A boy who jumped off a wall and landed on broken glass in a town council garden has been awarded over €50,000 by the High Court. Gavin Wall was ten years of age when he cut his hand on the glass at New Ross Town Council Gardens, Co Wexford four years ago. He was […]
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British tourist reunited with false teeth he lost in Spain 11 years ago while vomiting into a bin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60327304 A holidaymaker who lost his false teeth while vomiting into a bin on a boozy night out in Benidorm was stunned when they turned up in the post 11 years on. Paul Bishop, 63, said he “fell ill” after drinking cider during a night out in the Spanish party resort in 2011. After Paul’s […]
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Seven medical practices non-compliant with radiation rules, Hiqa finds
Three dental practices among those criticised by watchdog in latest inspection report https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/seven-medical-practices-non-compliant-with-radiation-rules-hiqa-finds-1.4798107 By Tim O’Brien, 9th February 2022 Seven out of 12 medical practices – including three dental practices – inspected by Hiqa have been found to be in breach of regulations concerning the control of exposure to ionising radiation. Medical exposure to ionising […]
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Court upholds finding deceased driver’s estate liable for woman’s trauma
Lisa Sheehan awarded €87,000 over stress from witnessing ‘horror’ aftermath of crash https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/court-upholds-finding-deceased-driver-s-estate-liable-for-woman-s-trauma-1.4793908 The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a decision in favour of a woman who suffered post-traumatic stress after she saw the partially decapitated body of a motorist who had just crashed head-on with a bus. Lisa Sheehan (37), a married mother-of-two […]
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Modern Dilemmas: ‘Should I Inform HR About My Workmate Secretly Working From Spain?’
Question: My workmates and I have been working remotely for nearly two years. Our company implemented a long-term remote working policy, but they explicitly stated that we must be based in Ireland. Working from overseas is prohibited. One colleague has been intermittently working from Spain since 2020. We collaborate closely, but initially, he denied being […]
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Man who mistakenly assumed he was crossing a one-way road before colliding with car loses €60,000 claim
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-mistakenly-assumed-he-was-crossing-a-one-way-road-before-colliding-with-car-loses-60000-claim-41321536.html By Ray Managh, February 07 2022 A MAN who mistakenly assumed he was crossing a one-way road and failed to look to his left has lost a €60,000 damages claim against a motorist he collided with on a “dirty, wet January morning in 2018”. Judge James McCourt, dismissing the claim of 43-year-old construction worker […]
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My husband died. Then his father asked me to pay back a £200,000 house deposit.
A sudden death can cause extra heartache when money is involved. Imogen Tew hears both sides of a family’s story https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nic-died-then-his-dad-asked-me-to-pay-back-a-200-000-house-deposit-s77x8zprm January 29 2022, The Sunday Times The partner’s story Things did not go to plan on Alex and Nic’s first date. Alex Delaney, a 24-year-old who worked for a charity in London, had agreed […]
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England: Woman tricked into relationship with spycop awarded £230k payout
An activist who was deceived into a long-term intimate and sexual relationship with an undercover Metropolitan Police officer has been awarded a nearly £230,000 payout by a tribunal. https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/england-woman-tricked-into-relationship-with-spycop-awarded-ps230k-payout The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that Kate Wilson should be paid a sum of £229,471.96 by the Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs’ Council […]
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