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‘Colossal’ drop in personal injury awards which fall by 42% after new guidelines
PIAB guidelines have ‘immediate and colossal’ impact on insurance payouts
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Watchdog directs solicitors to compensate clients who received inadequate service
inadequate service following the intervention of the legal services watchdog.
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Autistic girl hit by a train after making her way onto tracks at back of her home awarded €400,000 damages
A young autistic girl who was hit by a train near her home in Tipperary has settled her High Court action for €400,000. Mary Ryan (19) was only nine, and had been diagnosed at an early age with autism and a learning disability, when she made her way through or over a fence at the […]
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High Court challenges An Bord Pleanála decision to classify six-acre Kildare site as vacant – making it subject to 7pc levy
Lands were never capable of residential development, argue lawyers for estate of late landowner
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Clare woman’s personal injury action allowed despite judge finding she wasn’t in car during crash
It was found during her husband’s own €60k personal injury action from the accident that Ms Sherlock was not in the car at the time
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Government leaves open possibility of turning PIAB into quasi-judicial body in future
Plans to transform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) into a quasi-judicial body comparable to the Workplace Relations Commission could be revisited later despite being abandoned by the government on the advice of the Attorney General, a minister has said.
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New law to allow Irish consumers to bring class actions in High Court
Irish consumers will be able to bring collective claims to the High Court under new legislation announced by ministers yesterday. #irishclaimsauthority
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Call for super tax on insurers who are accused of turning Ireland into ‘treasure island’
Insurance companies have been accused of turning Ireland into “treasure island” with claims they are on course to make super-profits this year.
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Legal firms are using judicial analytics to help them win in the courts
dges in a bid to assess and improve their chances of winning court cases, according to a new legal research paper.
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Former property developer has €19m debt written off by High Court in return for payment of just over €9,000
A former property developer has had more than €19m in debt written off by the High Court under a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA).
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Legal challenge to guidelines on personal injury awards opens
Woman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000
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Girl who suffered catastrophic brain injury when she was knocked down by speeding doctor awarded €3m
Ashleigh Carroll was 14 when she was struck by car while walking to school
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