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Irish Rail has must warn customers to ‘mind the gap’
Irish Rail has an “absolute requirement” to warn its customers to mind gaps between trains and platforms when getting on and off trains, a Circuit Civil Court has said.
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How banks have been shafting customers on tracker mortgages
Banks have been doling out apologies after it was discovered that the bank failed to ensure its tracker mortgage customers were paying interest at the low rates to which they were entitled.
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Government drawing up plans for national indemnity scheme
The Government is drawing up plans to introduce a new national indemnity scheme to protect farmers and landowners in the event that someone is injured on their land.
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The Clock Is Ticking to make your claim!
How long do I have to make a personal injury claim? As a general rule an accident compensation claim must be registered with The Injuries Board (and acknowledged) within two years of the accident date. There are exceptions. In particular, where the “date of knowledge” is some time after the accident date, then the two year […]
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Going to Court: the reality.
Going to court – the very thought of it conjures up nerves for many people. From watching court on our TV screens and cinemas, we think we have a real picture of what goes on there every day. We’re glad to report that most personal injury claims are settled without setting foot inside a court. […]
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We can help you recover your lost deposit on Spanish Property Investments
An estimated 20,000 Irish investors could be eligible for a refund from uncompleted property developments following a ruling by the Spanish Supreme Court that banks are liable to repay deposits. On December 21, 2015, the court upheld an earlier finding that investors who put down deposits on unfinished off-plan developments were entitled to have their […]
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The Shocking Truth about Electrocution Injuries
No engineering achievement has had a greater impact on human culture than electrical power. As electrical power gains in significance and becomes more vital in today’s modern society, it poses an equal threat in terms of safety. Accidents do and will occur, especially among electrical workers who handle commercial electrical power lines everyday. Recently, the use of electrical power has […]
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The Injuries Board offers no support!
The Injuries Board will not advise you if your case may be statute barred! The case of Patricia Carroll -v- Mater Misericordiae Hospital IEHC 231 is an excellent example of this. The background facts of her case was as follows; Patricia was a housewife and on the 30th May, 2005 she was as an in-patient […]
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Are you being scammed by your insurance company?
Don’t let your insurance company use “replica car parts”. After an accident, some insurance companies are using replica car parts, without notifying policyholders, in an attempt to keep the cost of the repair bills down. The potential savings can be substantial. A replica wing for a Volkswagen Golf costs about £40. A wing made by […]
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Cosmetic Procedure Aboard has gone wrong!
Irish people travelling abroad to avail of cheaper costs of surgical cosmetic procedures has been the subject matter of much press coverage in recent years, with the press particularly taken by the savings which can be achieved versus the costs of privately funding such procedures in this jurisdiction. The website whatclinic.com noted that traffic through […]
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The Injuries Board under assessed my case by €311,736.26
The Claims Board has issued a call for a “realistic review of the 2004 Book of Quantum” following a successful case before The High Court. We represented a 47-year-old man who sustained an accident at work in County Wexford. The man was awarded €38,263.73 by the Injuries Board to compensate him for general damages, pain […]
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Book of Quantum review promised
Conor O’Brien, chief executive of the Injuries Board finally promises a review of the 2004 Book of Quantum! Figures published in the Board’s 2015 Annual Overview show that nearly 34,000 new personal injury claims were submitted to theInjuries Board in 2015, representing a six per cent increase in new claims compared to 2014. Conor O’Brien, […]
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