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Woman hit by train a decade ago settles High Court action for €400,000 (via Irish Times)
A woman who was hit by a train near her home in Co Tipperary as a child a decade ago has settled her High Court action for €400,000. Mary Ryan was nine-years-old when the incident happened at Tipperary town on the Waterford- Limerick Junction line. Approving the settlement, reached without admission of liability, Mr Justice […]
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Wage claims by doctor against prison service rejected by WRC
‘No evidence’ to support contention by Dr Mohsin Moola he would be paid twice on-call rate
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Owners of husky-type dog that attacked boy during hurling training must pay €95,000 compensation
A boy who was attacked by a husky-type dog as he played hurling on a GAA pitch has settled his High Court action for €95,000.
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Insurance firms ‘are laughing’ as lawyers still blamed for high premiums
A senior personal injury lawyer and former president of the Law Society has said insurance firms “are laughing at you all” after a sharp decline in personal injury awards was not matched with a decrease in insurance premiums.
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‘Colossal’ drop in personal injury awards which fall by 42% after new guidelines
PIAB guidelines have ‘immediate and colossal’ impact on insurance payouts
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Watchdog directs solicitors to compensate clients who received inadequate service
inadequate service following the intervention of the legal services watchdog.
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‘Colossal’ drop in personal injury awards which fall by 42% after new guidelines (via Irish Times)
PIAB guidelines have ‘immediate and colossal’ impact on insurance payout By Mary Carolan, 12th April 2022 The Personal Injuries Assessment Board’s average award last year dropped by 42 per cent in the wake of new guidelines slashing awards for minor personal injuries entering into force and fuelling calls for cheaper insurance. Almost half – 49 […]
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Autistic girl hit by a train after making her way onto tracks at back of her home awarded €400,000 damages
A young autistic girl who was hit by a train near her home in Tipperary has settled her High Court action for €400,000. Mary Ryan (19) was only nine, and had been diagnosed at an early age with autism and a learning disability, when she made her way through or over a fence at the […]
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High Court challenges An Bord Pleanála decision to classify six-acre Kildare site as vacant – making it subject to 7pc levy
Lands were never capable of residential development, argue lawyers for estate of late landowner
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Clare woman’s personal injury action allowed despite judge finding she wasn’t in car during crash
It was found during her husband’s own €60k personal injury action from the accident that Ms Sherlock was not in the car at the time
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Government leaves open possibility of turning PIAB into quasi-judicial body in future
Plans to transform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) into a quasi-judicial body comparable to the Workplace Relations Commission could be revisited later despite being abandoned by the government on the advice of the Attorney General, a minister has said.
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Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal to begin processing complaints (via Irish legal News)
The new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) is set to begin processing complaints of misconduct against solicitors and barristers later this month. Established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the commencement of the new tribunal’s functions was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was formally brought into effect in November 2020 with the […]
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