News & Insights
Insurance firms raided by EU told not to admit swoops
European Union cartel busters have switched their attention to motor insurance brokers operating in this market.
Read More
Raids on main motor insurance providers over alleged cartel activity
Insurance companies, brokers and representative bodies for the industry were raided this morning as part of a probe into alleged price fixing in the motor insurance industry.
Read More
A passenger scalded on Ryanair flights every month, court hears
Every month there is a case of a passenger being scalded on Ryanair flights, the Circuit Civil Court was told
Read More
Compensation for 10,000 as tracker loan scandal likely to cost banks €1bn
Almost 10,000 mortgage holders will have their tracker mortgages restored and get thousands of euro in compensation.
Read More
Play centre worker awarded €32k for injuries suffered in slip and fall
A FORMER part time worker in a children’s play centre has been awarded €32,000 for injuries she sustained after she slipped and fell on a wet floor while at work.
Read More
How investigators use Facebook to snare insurance fraudsters
One of the country’s top insurance companies says it has witnessed a 25pc increase in “claims fraud detection” in the last two years.
Read More
UPC worker who injured elbow after slipping on ladder awarded almost €27k
A 37-year-old network technician, who injured his right elbow while installing UPC cables on a house, has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court.
Read More
Irish Rail has must warn customers to ‘mind the gap’
Irish Rail has an “absolute requirement” to warn its customers to mind gaps between trains and platforms when getting on and off trains, a Circuit Civil Court has said.
Read More
How banks have been shafting customers on tracker mortgages
Banks have been doling out apologies after it was discovered that the bank failed to ensure its tracker mortgage customers were paying interest at the low rates to which they were entitled.
Read More
Government drawing up plans for national indemnity scheme
The Government is drawing up plans to introduce a new national indemnity scheme to protect farmers and landowners in the event that someone is injured on their land.
Read More
Going to Court: the reality.
Going to court – the very thought of it conjures up nerves for many people. From watching court on our TV screens and cinemas, we think we have a real picture of what goes on there every day. We’re glad to report that most personal injury claims are settled without setting foot inside a court. […]
Read More
Appeal courts now signalling end of ‘compo culture’ as awards slashed
A number of personal injury awards by the High Court have been halved by the Court of Appeal, with some criticism of the approach adopted by the original judges. There have been a run of these reductions lately, experts said, in a sign that judges may be changing their approach to injuries awards, whose size […]
Read More