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Nearly 300 barristers petition justice minister over ‘unsustainable’ District Court fees (via Irish Legal News)
Nearly 300 barristers have signed a letter to the justice minister, Helen McEntee, calling for an urgent review of “unsustainable” and “uneconomic” fees for criminal work in the District Court. The petition seeks the “immediate full and long overdue unwinding of cuts to rates of pay for criminal legal aid services”, as well as direct […]
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Woman awarded €16,400 in fall from defective chair in Supermacs
A woman who claimed she injured her buttock, back and abdomen when she hit the ground, having fallen from a defective chair in Supermacs, has won her case for damages despite CCTV showing she did not impact the ground during the incident.
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Body-building garda withdraws injury claims after weightlifting video shown in court (via Independent.ie)
This (please see link below) is the bodybuilding garda who withdrew two separate personal injury claims after video was played in the High Court showing her lifting weights exceeding 40kg. Jessica Feeney withdrew the claims on the third day of her civil actions after Mr Justice Cian Ferritter noted his concerns relating to issues which […]
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Jury fails to reach agreement in Michael Lynn’s multimillion-euro theft case
Judge discharges panel and remands former solicitor on continuing bail until June 20th
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Insurers urged to deliver cuts after challenge to guidelines slashing minor injury awards fails (via Irish Times)
Personal Injuries Assessment Board hopes ruling will lead to more cases resolved without litigation Insurers have been urged to “deliver their part of the bargain” by reducing insurance costs following the rejection of a lead challenge to new guidelines slashing awards for minor personal injuries. The Alliance for Insurance Reform issued the call when welcoming […]
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Personal injury claims related to allegedly staged road crash struck out
Judge Karen Fergus said no wonder insurance premiums so high given time and expense spent on failed cases
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High Court rejects lead challenge over new guidelines slashing awards for minor injuries (via The Irish Times)
Level of damages a matter ‘for society in general’ not just plaintiffs and defendants, judge says The lead case challenging the constitutionality of the law under which new guidelines slashing awards for minor personal injuries by up to 50 per cent came into effect has been dismissed by the High Court. In rejecting the challenge […]
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Test challenge by Waterford woman against personal injury award guidelines dismissed
Bridget Delaney from Dungarvan in Co. Waterford claimed the appropriate award for her injury was between €18,000 and €34,000. She was awarded €3,000 last year
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Jury fails to reach agreement in Michael Lynn’s multimillion-euro theft case (via The Irish Times)
Judge discharges panel and remands former solicitor on continuing bail until June 20th The jury in the multimillion-euro theft trial of former solicitor Michael Lynn has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. Following more than 12 hours of deliberations in the wake of the 3½ month trial, the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was […]
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Three jailed for trespassing at family home repossessed by mortgage company (via Independent.ie)
Three men have been sent to Mountjoy Prison for trespassing at a former family home which was repossessed by a mortgage company. A fourth man, Dylan Kavanagh, avoided imprisonment by giving a sworn undertaking to the court that he would obey the orders made by Mr Justice Senan Allen last March. Ms Justice Emily Egan […]
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High Court ruling on criminal prosecutions by gardaí may mean ‘a lot’ of adjournments (via The Irish Times)
The president of the District Court has said “a lot” of cases may have to be adjourned and more gardaí may have to attend courts following a High Court decision overturning a rule under which a huge volume of criminal prosecutions were managed by Garda ‘presenters’ there. The High Court’s Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger held […]
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High Court to rule on lead challenge over new guidelines slashing awards for minor injuries (via Irish Times)
Decision has potentially huge implications for claimants, lawyers, insurers and the State A judge will rule on Thursday on the lead case challenging the constitutionality of the law under which judges drafted and approved new guidelines slashing awards for minor personal injuries by up to 50 per cent. The outcome of the case against the […]
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