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Civil Liability & Courts Act 2004
Personal injury litigation in Ireland has been transformed by the Civil Liability and Courts Act, 2004 (“2004 Act”). Much of the motivation behind the coming into force of the 2004 Act, was to tackle insurance costs, which was blamed on high legal costs in personal injury actions, and insurance fraud. There is some overlap between […]
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Boy (7) awarded €40,000 after being trapped in elevator for almost 45 minutes
Jamie Ward suffered serious trauma during incident in Dún Laoghaire flats complex
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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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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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Family to receive £5,500 compensation after having neighbours’ oil spill on their land
A family are to receive more than £5,000 compensation for the “unpleasantness” of having neighbours’ oil spill onto their land, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Sixteen Golden Rules/Hatton Principles
Four Separate Appeals were heard together and reported on under Sutherland v Hatton [2002] EWCA Civ 76 (05 February 2002). The appeals were linked only by subject matter. Employees had been successful in alleging stress against their employers in four separate actions. Three of the appeals were upheld and one was dismissed “not without some hesitation”. […]
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State dealing with 12 asbestos-related claims
The State is currently dealing with 12 claims from people who say they were exposed to asbestos in publicly-owned properties, the State Claims Agency has confirmed.
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Man gets 10m euro damages over sleepwalking naked libel
A businessman has been awarded 10m euro damages – the highest libel award in the history of the Irish state – after an incident in which he sleep-walked naked.
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PIAB must deal with solicitors
We look at the recent judgement of O’Brien -v- Personal Injuries Assessment Board: Supreme Court,Judgment delivered by Mrs Justice Denham on December 19th, 2008, Mr Justice Murray concurring. Judgment If an applicant to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) wishes to have a legal representative, he or she is entitled to have one. However, PIAB is […]
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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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