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Mayo teacher awarded €9k damages after Garda car accident
Aoife Connaughton, a Mayo woman and teacher in Dublin, received €9,000 in damages after a collision with a Garda vehicle at a COVID checkpoint. She suffered injuries and took legal action against An Garda Síochána.
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Judge rejects €7,117 offer for girl struck by car at ice cream van
A young girl in Donegal who was struck by a car while buying candy floss has rejected an offer of €7,117. The offer included compensation for her injuries. The girl suffered mild concussion, bruises, and psychological trauma from the accident. The judge did not endorse the offer.
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High Court: Application for judicial review of decision on admissibility of screenshots to be heard in camera
The High Court has determined that a judicial review application will be heard in camera as the relatively few inquiries before the panel of respondents combined with the question over the admissibility of the particular evidence increased the risk of identification of the applicant and other parties. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley […]
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Meat plant operator to contest former employee’s personal injury claim over contracting Covid
A Tipperary meat plant operator is contesting a personal injuries action brought by a former employee who claims he contracted Covid-19 while at work, the High Court has heard. Paul Feighery, who nearly died after contracting the virus, is suing Rosderra Irish Meats Group Unlimited Company, claiming it was negligent in allegedly permitting him to […]
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Quantity surveyor says Ryanair wrongly banned him for being ‘disruptive’ on a date when he did not fly
A quantity surveyor has claimed before the High Court that he has been defamed by and wrongly banned from flying with Ryanair. The action has been brought by Eoin Michael Cahill who says the airline has wrongly accused him of engaging in disruptive behaviour on a date which he neither travelled on a Ryanair flight […]
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High Court: Personal injury proceedings stayed until plaintiff examined by defendant’s second orthopaedic surgeon
The High Court has stayed personal injury proceedings until the plaintiff submits to examination by a further expert orthopaedic surgeon retained by the defendant despite opposition on the basis of “expert-shopping”. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Holland stated that “there is no definition of, or black letter rule in terms against, […]
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Supreme Court upholds appeal over pension
The Supreme Court has ruled that a man whose long-term partner died in 2021 is entitled to a widower’s contributory pension (WCP) John O’Meara and Michelle Batey, who died in 2021, had lived together and had three children, but had never married or entered into a civil partnership. His application for a WCP had been […]
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High Court: Parties can continue to live together after decree of divorce
The High Court has granted a decree of divorce to a couple who will continue to live together in the family home under the terms of their settlement agreement. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice John Jordan determined that “if a couple can be considered as living apart from one another while living […]
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High Court: Garda riding motorbike awarded €85,000 in general damages following collision with driver
The High Court has determined that a Garda who collided with a driver who pulled out in front of him is entitled to €85,000 in general damages. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Paul Coffey had particular regard to the fact that the man’s “main injuries were to different arms” and that he […]
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High Court: Injunction restraining payment on foot of letter of credit refused for second time
The High Court has refused injunctive relief restraining the payment of $1.65 million to a Chinese company alleged to have committed fraud. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy emphasised that “the test for an injunction to restrain payment on foot of a letter of credit is not met by showing that […]
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Beware of Losing Privilege Over Legal Advice
The High Court has recently dealt with a case where inspection of documents containing legal advice was sought. The advice was referred to in a replying affidavit sworn on behalf of the respondent.[1] Although privileged communications are normally exempt from production, the court ultimately decided that inspection of the documentation involved should be ordered. This was […]
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Personal injury claims down for third year in a row
IRB says average value of an injury compensation award down by more than one third.
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