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Judge throws out man’s €60,000 damages claim over slip on stairs
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Judge throws out man’s €60,000 damages claim over slip on stairs

Patrick Ward (50) sued his employer Dublin Port Company for personal injuries, but the judge threw out the €60,000 damages claim

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Man awarded €2.85m after suffering life-changing injuries when van was deliberately driven into him
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Man awarded €2.85m after suffering life-changing injuries when van was deliberately driven into him

A 30-year-old man who suffered life-changing injuries when a van was deliberately driven at him on a street has settled his High Court action for €2.85million.

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Insurers claim spike in PIAB award rejections limit premium cuts
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Insurers claim spike in PIAB award rejections limit premium cuts

Number of challenges to laws underpinning award guidelines have been launched

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€25 million for man left blind and unable to walk after hospital’s lack of action despite parents’ warnings
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€25 million for man left blind and unable to walk after hospital’s lack of action despite parents’ warnings

Conor McCormack was admitted to Cork University Hospital with a brain shunt problem in 2014

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€56,000 for boy who had two accidents at creche
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€56,000 for boy who had two accidents at creche

High Court action against Dublin creche over incidents that happened just months apart is settled

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Challenge to constitutionality of parts of laws that established Judicial Council
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Challenge to constitutionality of parts of laws that established Judicial Council

Director claims his rights were breached when council voted to introduce personal injuries guidelines which will reduce injuries awards

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High Court: €33,000 awarded for PTSD injury after plaintiff witnessed murder in service station
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High Court: €33,000 awarded for PTSD injury after plaintiff witnessed murder in service station

The High Court has awarded €33,000 to a plaintiff for psychiatric damage arising out of witnessing a murder at work. The plaintiff argued that her employer had failed to provide her with a mobile panic alarm pursuant to their policy and that this aggravated the plaintiff’s nervous shock reaction.

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High Court: Foot Locker loses claim to reduce rent payments based on ‘partial frustration’ of Grafton Street lease
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High Court: Foot Locker loses claim to reduce rent payments based on ‘partial frustration’ of Grafton Street lease

The High Court has dismissed a claim brought by Foot Locker Retail Ireland Limited for declarations that it was entitled to not pay rent to its landlord between March and June 2020 when its store was closed by law. The company argued that the lease was partially frustrated by the Covid-19 restrictions during the period.

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Man launches legal action over claims of exposure to noxious chemicals at Intel plant
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Man launches legal action over claims of exposure to noxious chemicals at Intel plant

Prognosis for man (71), who suffers from shortness of breath, is chronic, court hears

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Publican Jay Bourke seeking €12.5m debt write-off
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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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Boy who lost tip of his finger when it got caught in bathroom door at school awarded €40,000
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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
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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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