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Farmer with multiple sclerosis awarded €31,000 in unfair dismissal case
A farmer with multiple sclerosis who was told not to come back to work until he provided his employer with a letter confirming his fitness to drive has been awarded €31,000 in the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Girl awarded €35,000 after breaking ankle
A 17-year-old schoolgirl who broke her ankle when she stepped in a pothole while playing in her back yard of her local authority home has been awarded €35,000 damages.
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Guidance On Home Insurance Claims
No-one wants to have to claim on their home insurance – it means that something must have gone badly wrong.
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WOMAN IS AWARDED €150K AFTER BRUTAL ATTACK BY EX-PARTNER
A 35-year-old mother has won €150,000 compensation from her ex-partner following a brutal assault in which every bone in her face was broken. The attacker was also warned not even to look in the direction of his victim again. The High Court had heard that Jessica Bowes begged for her life as she was punched […]
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Domestic Abuse: Woman is awarded €150K after brutal attack by ex-partner
A 35-year-old mother has won €150,000 compensation from her ex-partner following a brutal assault in which every bone in her face was broken.
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Teen Receives €1.5m Compensation After Being Knocked Down
A teenager who suffered a head injury after she was knocked down as she crossed a road near her home has settled her High Court action for €1.5m
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Injured worker receives €224,000 compensation for severe ankle injury
A factory operative who suffered a severe ankle injury when he fell to the ground as he tried to free a trapped bin has been awarded €224,000 damages by the High Court.
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Man Awarded €60k Compensation Following Car Crash In Dublin
A car crash compensation settlement of €60,000 has been approved in the Circuit Civil Court after a 64-year-old man was injured in a road traffic accident that occurred in August 2015.
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Court of Appeal Substantially Reduces Award of Damages for Defamation from €10 million to €250,000
The Court of Appeal, in the landmark judgment of Kinsella v Kenmare Resources plc & Anor (1) delivered on 28 February 2019, has set aside an award of damages of €10 million as being disproportionate, unjust and unfair in the circumstances.
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Teacher left with permanent numbness after dental works went wrong awarded €60,000
A woman left with numbness in her mouth and jaw after a tooth implant went wrong has been awarded €60,000 damages by the High Court.
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Garda slashed with razor during deportation awarded €25,000
A detective whose face was slashed with a razor blade on a plane as he accompanied a man being deported from the State, has been awarded €25,000 damages at a garda compensation hearing in the High Court.
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Garda (36) awarded €80,000 after injuring shoulder during arrest
A garda who requires shoulder replacement surgery as the result of being assaulted while on duty, has been awarded more than €80,000 following a High Court Garda Compensation hearing.
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