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Seven medical practices non-compliant with radiation rules, Hiqa finds
Three dental practices among those criticised by watchdog in latest inspection report https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/seven-medical-practices-non-compliant-with-radiation-rules-hiqa-finds-1.4798107 By Tim O’Brien, 9th February 2022 Seven out of 12 medical practices – including three dental practices – inspected by Hiqa have been found to be in breach of regulations concerning the control of exposure to ionising radiation. Medical exposure to ionising […]
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Court upholds finding deceased driver’s estate liable for woman’s trauma
Lisa Sheehan awarded €87,000 over stress from witnessing ‘horror’ aftermath of crash https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/court-upholds-finding-deceased-driver-s-estate-liable-for-woman-s-trauma-1.4793908 The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a decision in favour of a woman who suffered post-traumatic stress after she saw the partially decapitated body of a motorist who had just crashed head-on with a bus. Lisa Sheehan (37), a married mother-of-two […]
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Law student left with catastrophic injuries after car driven by banned motorist mounted footpath gets €8m damages
A law student left with catastrophic injuries when he was hit by a car driven by a banned motorist who mounted a footpath has settled his High Court action for damages against the driver for €8m.
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Modern Dilemmas: ‘Should I Inform HR About My Workmate Secretly Working From Spain?’
Question: My workmates and I have been working remotely for nearly two years. Our company implemented a long-term remote working policy, but they explicitly stated that we must be based in Ireland. Working from overseas is prohibited. One colleague has been intermittently working from Spain since 2020. We collaborate closely, but initially, he denied being […]
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FBD must cover publicans’ losses for early closures and closed bar areas
The High Court has ruled that FBD Insurance plc must pay publicans for losses arising from the early closures of premises which occurred from 10 August 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a 201-page judgment, Mr Justice Denis McDonald held that the early closing requirement was a government-imposed closure and therefore fell within the ambit of FBD’s policy.
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Man who mistakenly assumed he was crossing a one-way road before colliding with car loses €60,000 claim
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-mistakenly-assumed-he-was-crossing-a-one-way-road-before-colliding-with-car-loses-60000-claim-41321536.html By Ray Managh, February 07 2022 A MAN who mistakenly assumed he was crossing a one-way road and failed to look to his left has lost a €60,000 damages claim against a motorist he collided with on a “dirty, wet January morning in 2018”. Judge James McCourt, dismissing the claim of 43-year-old construction worker […]
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Court of Appeal: €85,000 award upheld for woman who witnessed aftermath of fatal car accident
The Court of Appeal has upheld an award of €85,000 for psychiatric damage caused to a woman who witnessed the aftermath of a fatal car accident. The woman was the first person on the scene and suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after seeing the deceased driver.
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Ryanair loses appeal over compensation for flights cancelled due to strikes
Ryanair has lost an appeal against an English court ruling that it must compensate customers whose flights are cancelled as a result of strike action.
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Claire Edgar discusses parental alienation at Safeguarding Board NI event
Francis Hanna & Co’s family law partner Claire Edgar presented a talk at the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland event last week entitled “Refusing Contact and Parental Alienation”.
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My husband died. Then his father asked me to pay back a £200,000 house deposit.
A sudden death can cause extra heartache when money is involved. Imogen Tew hears both sides of a family’s story https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nic-died-then-his-dad-asked-me-to-pay-back-a-200-000-house-deposit-s77x8zprm January 29 2022, The Sunday Times The partner’s story Things did not go to plan on Alex and Nic’s first date. Alex Delaney, a 24-year-old who worked for a charity in London, had agreed […]
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England: Woman tricked into relationship with spycop awarded £230k payout
An activist who was deceived into a long-term intimate and sexual relationship with an undercover Metropolitan Police officer has been awarded a nearly £230,000 payout by a tribunal. https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/england-woman-tricked-into-relationship-with-spycop-awarded-ps230k-payout The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that Kate Wilson should be paid a sum of £229,471.96 by the Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs’ Council […]
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Inquest into death of fishermen who drowned heard boat sank ‘extremely quickly’
Coroner Sean Nixon said the tragic incident highlighted the ‘bravery of our fishing fleets’ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/coroner-s-court/inquest-into-death-of-fishermen-who-drowned-heard-boat-sank-extremely-quickly-1.4745992 The inquest into the deaths of two fishermen who drowned when the Alize went down off Hook Head in Wexford in January 2020 heard the boat sank “extremely quickly”. The inquest returned verdicts of accidental death by drowning in the […]
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