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Shortt awarded €1.9m for wrongful imprisonment
Donegal nightclub owner Frank Shortt, who was wrongfully jailed for more than two years, has been awarded almost €2 million by the High Court.
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PIAB Not Serving Plaintiffs
Two reports last week demonstrate conclusively how yet another group of Irish consumers, namely plaintiffs in tort actions, are being ripped off. Last Tuesday, the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), the body through which plaintiffs must now pursue tort actions, declared itself a success primarily because of the 75 per cent acceptance rate of its […]
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PIAB gives huge boost to insurance firms profits
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) said last week that it is delivering personal injury compensation four times cheaper than lawyers are. The PIAB, which was set up last year to deal with all personal injuries claims in a bid to reduce legal costs, published its first annual report last week. According to Patricia Byron, […]
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THE LIABILITY IN TORT OF MINORS AND THE LIABILITY OF PARENTS FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY MINORS IN IRELAND
SECTION 1: THE PRESENT LAW THE LAW IN THIS JURISDICTION (I) Liability of a Minor for his Wrongful Acts (a) General Liability of a Minor in Tort The law of torts is a wide area encompassing several specific branches of liability. Some torts, (e.g. a breach of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher or the obligation imposed […]
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