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Man claims he spent 10 days in jail due to name mix-up on garda pulse system
A man has claimed before the High Court that he wrongfully spent 10 days in jail after gardaí merged his PULSE-computer system profile with that of another unrelated person with a similar name.
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Publican Jay Bourke seeking €12.5m debt write-off
Well-known Dublin publican and restaurateur Jay Bourke wants a court to approve a personal insolvency arrangement writing off around €12.5m in debt and allowing him to retain his family home.
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‘The accident was staged’ – judge dismisses €240,000 car crash damages claim
Court accepted that a car with four people in it had been driven to a site for a staged accident where it was to be rear ended by a hire car
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Judges clash over making of consent orders under personal injury settlements
Taxpayer loses and insurers benefit from High Court consent orders in cases
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Employee Awarded €25,000 For Employer’s Failure To Objectively Justify Retirement Age
The Complainant, Anthony Kenny commenced employment with the Respondent, Bord Na Mona Plc, on 15th May 1975, as a General Operative until he retired in April 2020. He thereafter requested to work beyond his retirement age. A meeting was convened in December 2019 and a correspondence declining his application was issued to him. The application was declined on the basis […]
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Insurers made huge profits on motorists in lockdown
Motor insurance companies have been accused of exploiting the pandemic to pump up their profits. Insurers saw their profits jump to a 10-year high last year when most people were forced to stay off the roads due to lockdowns. The latest Central Bank report into the motor insurance market shows premiums fell. But the rise […]
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Boy and his grandmother challenge new personal injury award guidelines
Grandmother fears she could get damages of less than €50,000 rather than up to €91,000
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Boy who lost tip of his finger when it got caught in bathroom door at school awarded €40,000
A boy who lost the tip of a finger when it became caught in a bathroom door at school two years ago has settled his High Court action for €40,000.
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Bus driver awarded €60,000 for slip on black ice
A bus driver who slipped on black ice at the top of a staircase in a common area of his apartment block has been awarded more than €60,000 by the High Court against the apartment managers. Shakur Ahmed (53), Castlegrange Square, Clondalkin, Dublin, fractured his elbow when he fell down an entire flight of stairs […]
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Company director (43) settles case after breaking ankle on ski holiday
A company director who sued after slipping and fracturing his ankle at the start of a ski holiday in France has settled his High Court action.
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Court of Appeal limits application of the common sense principle
The Court of Appeal has held that a High Court judge “fell into significant error”, when he dismissed an employee’s claim on the basis that the employee should have used common sense.
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Ireland Launches Intellectual Property and Technology Court and Reforms IP Disputes Procedures
A new division of Ireland’s Commercial Court dedicated to intellectual property cases and disputes about complex technology has been established under the Rules of the Superior Courts
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