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Insurers blame claimants rejecting awards for small fall in motor premiums
More people are rejecting insurance settlement offers from the State’s Personal Injury Assessment Board in the hope of getting a larger award in courts.
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England: Solicitor sitting on jury jailed after researching defendant
England: Solicitor sitting on jury jailed after researching defendant A solicitor sitting on a criminal jury has been jailed after researching a defendant online and sharing her findings with other jurors.
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Terminally ill girl (12) settles action over alleged delay to tumour diagnosis
A 12-year-old girl with a life expectancy of six months who had sued over an alleged delay in the diagnosis of a tumour on her spine has settled her High Court action for €675,000.
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FIFA launches new online platform for handling legal proceedings
The FIFA Legal Portal, which went live on Sunday, enables football stakeholders – such as clubs, players, associations, intermediaries, law firms with a power of attorney, and anyone involved in proceedings – to lodge a claim with the relevant FIFA decision-making or judicial body. The new platform will “gradually replace” the current email communications system. After […]
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Boy (13) settles case over ‘fairly violent’ road collision for €4 million
Child was on holiday in Co Cork from Cayman Islands when hire car driven by father collided with parked vehicle
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Schoolboy (14) awarded €40,000 after accidental scalding by noodles at school
A judge has approved a €40,000 damages settlement offer to a 14-year-old schoolboy who was accidentally scalded as staff at a Dublin school was preparing a noodles lunch for him. Barrister Esther Earley told Judge John O’Connor in the Circuit Civil Court today that boiling water had poured onto the left upper thigh of Stefan Dascalu at St Michael’s […]
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All-Ireland arbitration rules welcomed as boost for Ireland’s global status
New all-Ireland arbitration rules written in plain English have been welcomed as a boost for Ireland’s bid to become a global centre for commercial dispute resolution.
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Parents to gain right to request flexible working
Parents and carers will gain a right to request flexible working, including the right to request compressed or reduced hours, under legislation expected to be enacted by the summer.
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Insurance costs still rising despite reforms, survey indicates
Reform group calls for increased competition and progress on duty-of-care legislation
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Wage claims by doctor against prison service rejected by WRC
‘No evidence’ to support contention by Dr Mohsin Moola he would be paid twice on-call rate
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Owners of husky-type dog that attacked boy during hurling training must pay €95,000 compensation
A boy who was attacked by a husky-type dog as he played hurling on a GAA pitch has settled his High Court action for €95,000.
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Insurance firms ‘are laughing’ as lawyers still blamed for high premiums
A senior personal injury lawyer and former president of the Law Society has said insurance firms “are laughing at you all” after a sharp decline in personal injury awards was not matched with a decrease in insurance premiums.
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