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High Court: Defendant estopped from relying on Statute of Limitations following admission of liability and settlement requests (via Irish Legal News)
The High Court has held that a defendant was estopped from relying on the Statute of Limitations 1957 based on a clear and unequivocal admission of liability prior to the institution of personal injuries proceedings. The defendant had attempted to enter settlement negotiations with the plaintiff’s solicitor prior to the expiration of two years to […]
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Ireland has too many barristers, with many suffering financially, report finds (via The Irish Times)
Low fees, high attrition rate, lack of diversity – some of the findings of EY report into profession Ireland has hundreds more barristers than is appropriate for its population size and many say they are suffering financially, according to the first ever independent strategic review of the profession here. Carried out by consultants EY in […]
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High Court: Applicant fails in challenge to PIAB assessment based on inadequate reasoning for €11,000 award
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to an award by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) where the applicant claimed that inadequate reasons were provided for its decision. The applicant had an application for compensation assessed at €11,000 and it was claimed that PIAB did not properly outline how the Personal Injuries Guidelines were […]
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Vaginal mesh injury: ‘I really thought I was going to die’ (via The Irish Times)
Woman says infections started immediately after mesh was inserted in 2002 to treat urinary incontinence Mandy Jackson (63), from Wicklow, is starting to get her life back after 19 years of urinary tract infections which she believes were caused by vaginal mesh. By the time she travelled to St Louis, Missouri last September, to have […]
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Bill enabling barristers and solicitors to provide joint legal services looms
A bill to allow barristers and solicitors to jointly provide legal services will soon be published, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said.
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Stark warning over ‘crisis of unmet legal need’ in Ireland (vi Irish Legal News)
The combined impact of the pandemic and increased financial pressure on individuals and households has exacerbated the “ongoing crisis of unmet legal need in this country”, the head of legal rights group FLAC has warned. Writing in the foreword to FLAC’s annual report for 2021, FLAC chief executive Eilis Barry said the “overwhelming demand for […]
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Legal history made as more women than men granted top lawyer titles
For the first time in Irish legal history more female lawyers than male have been added to the ranks of senior counsel.
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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade abortion ruling (via RTE News)
The US Supreme Court has ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion […]
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Legal history made as more women than men granted top lawyer titles (via Independent.ie)
For the first time in Irish legal history more female lawyers than male have been added to the ranks of senior counsel. Twenty women and 14 men made the latest list of lawyers to be granted “patents of precedence”. Patents are granted by the Government on the advice of an advisory committee which includes the […]
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Bill enabling barristers and solicitors to provide joint legal services looms (via Irish Legal News)
A bill to allow barristers and solicitors to jointly provide legal services will soon be published, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said. The general scheme for the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 was first published in June 2021. Its provisions governing the introduction of new legal partnerships are meant to address gaps […]
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Dublin car dealer ordered to give salesman job back after he was let go ‘because of Covid restrictions’
Complainant argued there was “no attempt” made to keep him employed despite government pandemic aid provided to employers during lockdown
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High Court: Applicant fails in challenge to PIAB assessment based on inadequate reasoning for €11,000 award (via Irish Legal News)
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to an award by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) where the applicant claimed that inadequate reasons were provided for its decision. The applicant had an application for compensation assessed at €11,000 and it was claimed that PIAB did not properly outline how the Personal Injuries Guidelines were […]
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