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Dublin car dealer ordered to give salesman job back after he was let go ‘because of Covid restrictions’
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Dublin car dealer ordered to give salesman job back after he was let go ‘because of Covid restrictions’

Complainant argued there was “no attempt” made to keep him employed despite government pandemic aid provided to employers during lockdown

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Award for supermarket supervisor injured by steel girder increases to €218,000
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Award for supermarket supervisor injured by steel girder increases to €218,000

The Court of Appeal has increased to €218,000 a €189,000 award over injuries to a supermarket supervisor when a steel girder fell on her leg in the store.

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Jay Bourke’s personal insolvency practitioner ‘fell below appropriate ethical standards’, judge finds
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Jay Bourke’s personal insolvency practitioner ‘fell below appropriate ethical standards’, judge finds

A judge has sharply criticised Jay Bourke’s personal insolvency practitioner for providing misleading information to creditors during a failed bid to secure a €12.2m debt write-off for the well-known publican and restaurateur.

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Man accused of calling a security guard the ‘N’ word after being asked to fix his face mask loses discrimination case
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Man accused of calling a security guard the ‘N’ word after being asked to fix his face mask loses discrimination case

A man who was denied entry to a supermarket after refusing to cover his mouth and nose with a face mask has had his claim that he was discriminated against on grounds of disability dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

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Judge rejects challenge to €11,000 award under new personal injury guidelines
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Judge rejects challenge to €11,000 award under new personal injury guidelines

Personal Injuries Assessment Board did not need to provide further reasoning for how it conducted its assessment, judge finds

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Insurers urged to deliver cuts after challenge to guidelines slashing minor injury awards fails
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Insurers urged to deliver cuts after challenge to guidelines slashing minor injury awards fails

Personal Injuries Assessment Board hopes ruling will lead to more cases resolved without litigation

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High Court rejects challenge to PI guidelines
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High Court rejects challenge to PI guidelines

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.

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Body-building garda withdraws injury claims after weightlifting video shown in court
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Body-building garda withdraws injury claims after weightlifting video shown in court

A bodybuilding garda who withdrew two separate personal injury claims after video was played in the High Court showing her lifting weights exceeding 40kg.

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Man settles High Court case for €6m over five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour
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Man settles High Court case for €6m over five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour

A man who sued over a five-month delay in diagnosing his brain tumour when he was a teenager has settled his High Court action for more than €6m.

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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs

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.

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Jury fails to reach agreement in Michael Lynn’s multimillion-euro theft case
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Jury fails to reach agreement in Michael Lynn’s multimillion-euro theft case

Judge discharges panel and remands former solicitor on continuing bail until June 20th

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Personal injury claims related to allegedly staged road crash struck out
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Personal injury claims related to allegedly staged road crash struck out

Judge Karen Fergus said no wonder insurance premiums so high given time and expense spent on failed cases

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