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Christopher McCann: Defending a Traveller family in High Court proceedings where civil legal aid is not available
Christopher McCann, solicitor and head of the Traveller legal service at legal rights group FLAC, recounts a High Court case where civil legal aid was not available.
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Compensation for Pressure Sores?
Pressure sores or bedsores are a painful and energy-draining illness that can cause serious issues. They develop within a very short space of time and whilst they are most commonly associated with older people, they present a risk to anyone who finds themselves immobile for
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What they don’t tell you about personal injury award figures
Solicitors report a changed environment since the introduction of new guidelines on personal injuries but still express surprise at Government figures which show a 50 per cent reduction in the level awards just over eleven weeks after the new system came into force.
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Sims fertility clinic ordered to pay former employee €23k compensation over unfair dismissal
The Sims Clinic told the WRC that it made Ms Murphy redundant after it suspended its Egg Donation Programme following the outbreak of Covid-19
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Religious discrimination claim by teacher who tussled with caretaker over school Virgin Mary statue is dismissed
A CARETAKER at a technical institute called a teacher a “disgrace” as the teacher attempted to remove a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the main entrance to the institute.
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Government to establish vaccination injury compensation scheme
The Government says work is under way to establish a compensation scheme for anyone who suffers injury arising from one of the State’s vaccination programmes.
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Spotlight: alternatives to litigation in Ireland
Alternatives to litigation
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Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation
A Design Engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 in compensation.
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NI: Disability harassment case against B&M settled for £5,000 without admission of liability
A man with a learning disability has settled a case alleging disability harassment against retailer B&M for £5,000 without admission of liability with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).
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Vaginal Mesh Implants – Complications
The majority of women are given vaginal mesh implants to treat prolapse or incontinence. A growing number of women have had serious complications as a result of their vaginal mesh implants, and if you have been affected by vaginal mesh implants complications in Ireland, you can discuss your situation in strict confidence with a member of our medical negligence and defective products team.
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€10,000 compensation recommended for woman dismissed for not returning to office due to effects of Covid enforced creche closure
A sports firm here dismissed a credit controller after she could not return to the workplace following a Covid-19 enforced closure of the creche that cared for her two children.
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Legal Liability for Animals in Ireland
While the majority of fatal farm accidents in the last number of years were caused by machinery, deaths caused by animals also feature.
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