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Aer Lingus pilot who suffered finger crush injury awarded €30,600 damages
Judge James McCourt told Captain Simon Moody that he was 50 per cent responsible for the accident, reducing the award to €15,300 and cost.
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New protocol for solicitors commissioning medical reports
A new protocol governing the commissioning of medical reports by solicitors has been published by the Law Society of Ireland in response to recent judicial comments. The Law Society’s litigation committee developed the protocol with reference to the decision of Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in McLaughlin v Dealey and HSE [2023] IEHC 106 earlier this month. In […]
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FBD trims estimate of business-interruption costs
Insurer FBD has slightly lowered its estimate of costs linked to business-interruption insurance to €42 million, from a previous figure of €43 million. The costs arise from a High Court ruling in 2021 in a test case involving four pub owners. The court ruled that the businesses were entitled to be compensated under their policies for […]
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High Court: Solicitors should not be faulted for referring client directly to specialist doctor in appropriate cases
The High Court has awarded €60,000 to a woman who suffered a back injury while working as a healthcare assistant in Limerick Regional Hospital. In so ruling, the court was required to assess the weight it should attach to the evidence of the plaintiff’s medical expert. It was argued by the HSE that the plaintiff’s […]
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Payout reduced for woman injured after alleged fall in Dunnes Stores
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has reduced an award by €20,000 to a woman who claimed she broke her ankle when she fell off a step-ladder while organising shelves at Dunnes Stores five years ago. The supermarket chain appealed the €120,000 High Court award made to 55-year-old Gunta Kadege, of Butlersgrange, Tullow, Co Carlow. The […]
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Painter awarded €95,000 after falling through countertop hole at Starbucks
A painter/decorator who injured his leg while spray-painting the ceiling of a Starbucks café has been awarded more than €95,000 by the High Court. Neville Curley’s Midlands Painters and Decorators business was subcontracted by Summerhill Construction Company Ltd to carry out painting work at the Starbucks in Dungarvan, Co Waterford. Mr Curley (59) sued Summerhill […]
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Four executives at Custom House Capital due in court over conspiracy to defraud investors
Four senior executives of Custom House Capital have been directed to appear before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next week in relation to a conspiracy to defraud investors in the firm over a decade ago. Between last October and January, the company’s former CEO Harry Cassidy (67) and three other executives entered pleas of guilty to […]
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‘I am having significant trouble with it’ – Ex-Ireland player Tony Buckley to sue rugby governing bodies
Former Ireland and Munster rugby player Tony Buckley is to take court action against the IRFU and Munster Rugby. The case is concussion-related. Mr Buckley won 25 caps for Ireland and played just under 100 times for Munster during his career. Mr Buckley, a tighthead prop in his playing days, is being represented by Dublin […]
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Court of Appeal: Woman fails in appeal to set aside third party notice due to delay in bringing motion
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by a woman seeking to set aside a third party notice on the grounds that she delayed for over two years before bringing the application. The woman was joined as a third party in an accident involving a child being burned by oil. Delivering judgment in […]
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Guidelines slashing minor injury payouts interfere with independence of courts, judges told
Appeal over constitutionality of guidelines has major implications for future handling of personal injury awards
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Nervous Shock: The law on ‘secondary victims’
There is divergence between Ireland and Britain on the ‘proximity test’ in claims for ‘nervous shock’ for primary and secondary victims. The difference is difficult to reconcile – but will it last? In 2022, the Court of Appeal in Sheehan v Bus Éireanndelivered a helpful judgment restating the criteria for plaintiffs bringing claims for nervous […]
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Equality of arms
A High Court judge has taken aim at plaintiffs’ solicitors referring to medical consultants for the purpose of providing expert evidence. Stuart Gilhooly SC asks why the same ‘rule’ appears not to apply to defendants’ solicitors. The media, and clearly the general public who consume media, love a personal-injury story. Whether it is a large […]
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