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Man awarded €88,000, as judge finds he sustained injury when car was rear-ended
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Man awarded €88,000, as judge finds he sustained injury when car was rear-ended

Man suffered ‘significant’ injury, judge says, after incident at Limerick roundabout. Liability was contested between the parties and there was dispute as to the cause of the man’s ongoing symptoms

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Girl with rare cancerous condition settles case over diagnosis for €4.9m
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Girl with rare cancerous condition settles case over diagnosis for €4.9m

A girl who sued over an alleged delay in diagnosing her rare cancerous condition has settled her High Court action for €4.9 million.

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Chopped: New Guidelines Slash Irish General Damages
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Chopped: New Guidelines Slash Irish General Damages

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Time for the Government to come down heavily on insurers for not passing on cuts
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Time for the Government to come down heavily on insurers for not passing on cuts

There is no evidence yet that insurance costs are falling.

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Breast milk for profit?  – it’s unregulated, could make your baby sick, but entirely legal
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Breast milk for profit? – it’s unregulated, could make your baby sick, but entirely legal

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Scepticism expressed by solicitors over personal injury award figures
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Scepticism expressed by solicitors over personal injury award figures

Practitioners surprised by announcement but accept that guidelines have had impact

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People with oil-fuelled heating urged to check their tanks, after surge in claims for dangerous leaks that cost €40k to repair
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People with oil-fuelled heating urged to check their tanks, after surge in claims for dangerous leaks that cost €40k to repair

People with oil-fuelled properties are being urged to check their tanks following a nearly 50 per cent increase in insurance claims for leaks.

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Personal injuries claim not statute-barred following supplemental application to PIAB to join a defendant
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Personal injuries claim not statute-barred following supplemental application to PIAB to join a defendant

The High Court has allowed an appeal against a Circuit Court ruling that a personal injuries claim was statute-barred against a set of defendants.

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Offaly woman attacked by pitbull terrier gets €122,000 in damages
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Offaly woman attacked by pitbull terrier gets €122,000 in damages

A YOUNG WOMAN left with a permanent scar after having a portion of her arm bitten off by a pit-bull terrier while visiting a friend’s house has been awarded almost €122,000 in damages.

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Average personal injury payouts decrease by 50pc in last number of months, Cabinet ministers to be told
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Average personal injury payouts decrease by 50pc in last number of months, Cabinet ministers to be told

New compensation laws came into place on April 24 of this year. Personal injury payouts have halved since the new laws kicked in.

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Two recent milestones in Japanese knotweed litigation
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Two recent milestones in Japanese knotweed litigation

In the landmark case of Williams & Waistell v Network Rail a Cardiff Court found Network Rail responsible for an actionable nuisance for failing to take steps to prevent Japanese knotweed from blighting properties lying close to its railway embankment. Network Rail appealed and the

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€250,000 for widow of man who was killed on stag do
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€250,000 for widow of man who was killed on stag do

The widow of a Welshman who died at a stag weekend in Galway has settled a High Court action for €250,000.

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