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High Court: Garda riding motorbike awarded €85,000 in general damages following collision with driver
The High Court has determined that a Garda who collided with a driver who pulled out in front of him is entitled to €85,000 in general damages. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Paul Coffey had particular regard to the fact that the man’s “main injuries were to different arms” and that he […]
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board changes name and launches mediation service
Claimants and respondents can opt for mediation as a method of resolving claims arising from workplace accidents
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Half of all car accident injury claims settled under new guidelines
Half of all personal injury claims relating to motor accidents were settled under the personal injuries guidelines last year, according to new figures. The Central Bank of Ireland today published the fifth annual private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID), which shows a sharp increase in cases settled under the guidelines […]
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Insurance premiums still rising despite huge fall in payouts – CSO figures
There has been a sharp fall in the number and the value of claims paid out by the State’s Personal Injuries Assessment Board. But despite the 16-year low in the value of claims paid out last year motor insurance premiums rose in the last year, according to separate Central Statistics Office figures. CSO inflation figures […]
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Data Breach as Personal Injury?
According to the GDPR, claims for material or non-material damage may be brought for infringement of personal data rights. The level of compensation for non-material damage claims has been given greater clarity following the decision earlier this year in Kaminski v Ballymaguire Foods Limited. In that decision, the case which is the subject of this article was […]
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High Court: Invitation to disapprove PIAB assessment rejected
The High Court has approved a PIAB assessment of €60,000 in respect of severe facial scarring and minor psychological injury suffered by the minor applicant in a road traffic accident.
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Court of Appeal: Hotel appeal against wedding slip and fall award dismissed
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a Cork hotel’s appeal against a €91,000 general damages award to wedding guest who slipped and fell on a wet dancefloor.
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PIAB changes ‘of concern’
Far-reaching changes to PIAB legislation are set to create a whole new category of ‘high-risk cases’ that will run the gauntlet of becoming statute-barred – affecting applicants’ rights of access to justice
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Collaborative Crackdown on Insurance Fraud Eyes Personal Injury Schemes in Ireland
A Memoranda of Understanding, signed by Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and key insurance stakeholders, targets fraudulent personal injury claims like exaggerated injuries and staged accidents, aiming to alleviate inflated premiums borne by policyholders due to such deceptive practices.
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Court of Appeal Quashes PIAB Assessment due to Inadequate Information
In Wolfe v PIAB and Mater Misericordiae Hospital the Court of Appeal, overturning a High Court decision, has quashed an assessment made by PIAB and referred the matter back to it for re-consideration.
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Transparency in Damage Assessments: A Critical Analysis of Wolfe v. PIAB
The Court of Appeal mandates transparency in damage assessments, emphasising claimants’ right to understand the calculation basis for general damages.
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The Personal Injury Guidelines – An Update
The Personal Injury Guidelines (‘the Guidelines’) came into operation on 24 April 2021, with the intention of achieving greater consistency in awards for varying types of personal injury. Given that the introduction of the Guidelines is still relatively recent, their operation in practise and their overall impact are still being keenly considered. Constitutionality of the […]
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