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Minor Approval: Change in Northern Ireland?
Following a five-year campaign by personal injury lawyers and recommendations from Lord Justice Gillen’s review of civil justice in Northern Ireland in 2017, the Department of Justice has opened a consultation on mandatory court approval of children’s compensation claims.
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Birth injury claims
What are birth injuries?
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Boy (9) Settles High Court Action for €11,500 After Allegedly Hitting Open Manhole While Riding Bike
As a result of his fall, the boy suffered an injury to his chest wall, and had complained of chest pain almost daily for about nine weeks after the incident.
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Settlement of €25k Awarded to Child (5) After Fracturing Elbow on Halting Site
Although the boy had made a full recovery, the incident had left him with left with a scar of just under two inches due to a surgical procedure.
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Department of Education ‘trying to block compensation for school abuse victims’
The special rapporteur on child protection has accused the Department of Education of trying to limit the number of people eligible for compensation for sexual abuse suffered in primary schools.
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Young Cork boy settles with Aer Lingus over failure to fly him on ‘Share a dream’ trip
Rian Stack’s mother Orla said afterwards: “We come across things every month. That is the reality for a wheelchair user in Ireland.”
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Shocking: Parental alienation – the stark reality of poisonous parents
The issue of parental alienation has been gaining public awareness for a number of years as more and more cases come before the courts.
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Boy settles High Court shoulder injury case for €600,000
A boy who allegedly suffered a shoulder injury at birth has settled a High Court action for €600,000.
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22-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of his birth settles High Court action for €11m
A 22-year-old man with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of his birth has settled his High Court action for €11 million.
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Schoolboy scalded by hot chocolate on Ryanair flight gets €20,000 damages
A judge has approved a €20,000 damages settlement to a 12-year-old schoolboy who suffered scald wounds to his right upper thigh during a Ryanair holiday flight.
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Bouncy Castle Accident Compensation of €40k for Boy who Broke Elbow in Fall
€40,000 personal injury compensation has been awarded to a boy who broke his left elbow in an accident involving a bouncy castle.
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Boy who as a toddler fell 15ft through a gap in a handrail to a tiled floor settles court action for €750,000
A boy who, as a toddler, fell 15ft through a gap in a handrail onto a tiled floor in a doctor’s surgery has settled his High Court action for €750,000.
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