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GAA paid out €15m to insurance claims over past five years
GAA units are “completely failing” to control use of their property, resulting in €15m worth of personal injury claims being taken against the association over the past five years. The warning from Connacht GAA operations manager Adrian Hassett is that unless there is a drastic improvement in the management of GAA property and the provision […]
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Judge overturns Ryanair’s US court win against Booking.com
Ryanair’s US court victory against online travel agency Booking.com over alleged “screenscraping” has been overturned. A jury in Delaware District Court found last July in favour of Ryanair’s claims that Booking.com had violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act(CFAA), causing loss to the Irish budget airline. The case was one of the first civil cases under the […]
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Litigation restriction order made against mother and son in medical negligence proceedings
The High Court has made a litigation restriction order against a mother and son in circumstances where they issued eight sets of proceedings arising from alleged medical negligence in relation to his treatment following his birth. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Niamh Hyland stated: “Given the nature of these proceedings, and the […]
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Ireland’s DPC responsible for over half of the €1.2bn in GDPR fines issued last year
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued fines of €310m against LinkedIn and €251m against Meta last year. The DPC was responsible for more than half of the total €1.2bn in European GDPR fines that were levied last year, according to the law firm DLA Piper’s GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey. In 2023, Ireland […]
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Solicitor faces €10,000 in penalty fees for missing CRO deadlines
A solicitor could still be left on the hook for €10,000 in late company filing and auditor fees after the High Court reversed a District Court decision that saw him secure a second extension in 2023 to file the annual return for a client firm. Under the law, a second extension cannot be granted by […]
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Barrister who took vexatious case against judge sues other members of the judiciary
A barrister found to have taken frivolous and vexatious lawsuits against a High Court judge and other lawyers has again sued other members of the judiciary. Eugenie Houston BL initiated a case last week naming seven High Court and Court of Appeal judges, several lawyers, and a county registrar as defendants. The judges include Mr […]
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Controversial landlord pays tenants €12k in compensation
Three tenants who have been pursuing controversial landlord Marc Godart for thousands of euro in compensation after he illegally evicted them have received their money following a two-year battle. Francesca Gubellini, Manav Sarvaiya, and Sarah Edwin were awarded damages of €3,000, €3,000, and €4,000 respectively by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in 2023 over their […]
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Michael Flatley prepared to pay off full €5.6m loan at centre of row over Cork mansion
Dispute remains over redemption figure, with Novellus claiming almost €1m more than Riverdance star says is due. Michael Flatley is prepared to redeem a €5.6 million loan at the centre of a dispute with a lender, the Commercial Court heard. The loan was made to Mr Flatley’s Blackbird Film Productions Ltd by Novellus Finance Ltd – which says […]
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Barrister appeals court decision to throw out damages claim against her next door neighbours
A barrister and former Dublin county registrar has appealed a Circuit Court decision to throw out a claim of up to €60,000 in damages against her next-door neighbours. The appeal has been made to the High Court. Last month, Judge Jennifer O’Brien granted a 21-day stay on her order dismissing barrister Rita Considine’s claim on […]
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Woman who covered boyfriend in paint on Christmas morning and carved swear word into car must pay compensation
A “well educated” woman who covered her boyfriend “head to toe” in paint and also damaged his car and his sister’s car with the same beige paint on a Christmas morning has been told to pay compensation. At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett said that “there has to be some compensation” paid by west […]
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Personal injuries claim dismissed where injury found not to be caused by road traffic accident
The High Court has dismissed the claim of a woman who alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury following a 2016 road traffic accident, in circumstances where the medical evidence did not support her claim and where the court had regard to her failure to call her treating GPs and the GP whose report […]
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Northern Ireland: Woman awarded £36k over Christmas party harassment
A woman who complained of “unwanted and inappropriate physical contact” by a colleague during a Christmas party has accepted settlements totalling £36,000. Fernanda Hermosilla, who works for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, began legal action after its staff dinner in December 2022. The commission investigated the matter after another colleague, who witnessed the incident, […]
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