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Damages of over €83,500 awarded for rear-ending collision
The High Court has awarded damages of €83,563.97 to a man who suffered lumbar and leg injuries in a rear-ending collision in 2020. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Emily Egan found that the plaintiff’s refusal to undergo an epidural injection due to his fear of needles would not be considered a failure […]
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Judges’ proposal to increase injury payouts would undo motor insurance progress, Justice Minister is warned
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has been told not to “derail” progress made in reducing the cost of motor insurance claims. There are fears that a move to go along with judges, who have recommended increasing payout guidelines for claims, will send motor premiums higher. Latest inflation figures show that the cost of motor insurance has […]
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Company awarded €40,000 for defamatory online reviews
The High Court has awarded €40,000 to a gas and plumbing company for defamatory reviews posted online by a disgruntled customer. Delivering an judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley remarked that the untrue words describing the company “as ‘cowboys’, ‘gangsters’, ‘absolute con men’ and that the ‘gardai’ were ‘investigating the removing of […]
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High Court Draws Inference from Failure to Call GP Witnesses
The High Court has dismissed a personal injuries claim arising from a 2016 road traffic accident. In Daly v Ryans Investments Limited T/A Hertz [2024] IEHC 703, the court had particular regard to the plaintiff’s decision not to call as witnesses her treating GPs and the GP whose report was submitted to the Personal Injuries Resolution Board (PIAB). […]
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Airlines sued for thousands by dozens of passengers over hot food or drink burns
Ruling by the EU Court of Justice in 2019 has resulted in a rise in claims Dozens of passengers have brought personal injury claims against airlines after they were allegedly scalded while being served hot food or drink. Data shows that more than 100 cases were lodged with the Injuries Resolution Board in the last […]
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Schoolgirl (11) awarded €56k after injuring elbow falling from monkey bars in Dublin park
Halle had been at what was claimed to be Ireland’s largest indoor trampoline and ninja park, which boasts almost a dozen play zones and party rooms as well as a restaurant and coffee shop, when the incident happened A judge has ruled as appropriate a €56,000 Injuries Board assessment of damages for an 11-year-old schoolgirl […]
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GAA paid out €15m to insurance claims over past five years
GAA units are “completely failing” to control use of their property, resulting in €15m worth of personal injury claims being taken against the association over the past five years. The warning from Connacht GAA operations manager Adrian Hassett is that unless there is a drastic improvement in the management of GAA property and the provision […]
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Controversial landlord pays tenants €12k in compensation
Three tenants who have been pursuing controversial landlord Marc Godart for thousands of euro in compensation after he illegally evicted them have received their money following a two-year battle. Francesca Gubellini, Manav Sarvaiya, and Sarah Edwin were awarded damages of €3,000, €3,000, and €4,000 respectively by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in 2023 over their […]
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Michael Flatley prepared to pay off full €5.6m loan at centre of row over Cork mansion
Dispute remains over redemption figure, with Novellus claiming almost €1m more than Riverdance star says is due. Michael Flatley is prepared to redeem a €5.6 million loan at the centre of a dispute with a lender, the Commercial Court heard. The loan was made to Mr Flatley’s Blackbird Film Productions Ltd by Novellus Finance Ltd – which says […]
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Woman who covered boyfriend in paint on Christmas morning and carved swear word into car must pay compensation
A “well educated” woman who covered her boyfriend “head to toe” in paint and also damaged his car and his sister’s car with the same beige paint on a Christmas morning has been told to pay compensation. At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett said that “there has to be some compensation” paid by west […]
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Personal injuries claim dismissed where injury found not to be caused by road traffic accident
The High Court has dismissed the claim of a woman who alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury following a 2016 road traffic accident, in circumstances where the medical evidence did not support her claim and where the court had regard to her failure to call her treating GPs and the GP whose report […]
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Northern Ireland: Woman awarded £36k over Christmas party harassment
A woman who complained of “unwanted and inappropriate physical contact” by a colleague during a Christmas party has accepted settlements totalling £36,000. Fernanda Hermosilla, who works for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, began legal action after its staff dinner in December 2022. The commission investigated the matter after another colleague, who witnessed the incident, […]
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