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Austrian investor pays €15m for famed Dundalk hotel
Thomas Röggla adds Ballymascanlon House Hotel to portfolio of four and five star venues https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/austrian-investor-pays-15m-for-famed-dundalk-hotel-1.4809198 Ronald Quinlan 22nd February 2022 The well-known Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Dundalk, Co Louth, has been acquired by Davy Real Estate for the TMR Hotel Collection, the portfolio of four- and five-star hotels assembled by Austrian investor, Thomas Röggla. The […]
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Waterford woman’s challenge to personal injury award guidelines to be heard next month
Complainant, who injured her ankle when she tripped and fell on a public footpath, alleges the appropriate awards for the injury she sustained range from €18,000 to €34,000 but the Personal Injuries Assessment Board subsequently awarded her €3,000
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Legal fees halved by judge in case of boy who lost part of finger
Judge previously expressed concern that costs were high relative to proposed damages
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Boy’s case against HSE for alleged failure to diagnose hearing problem settled
Despite parental concern issue allegedly only came to light after routine tests in school
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Placenta Left In After Birth Negligence Claims Guide – Retained Placenta
A retained placenta can be a serious and potentially even life-threatening condition, due to associated haemorrhaging (serious blood loss).
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Miss Congeniality – A HR Nightmare?
An article in the latest issue of People Management Magazine casts a light on the HR and Employment law ramifications raised by plot elements of the hit film Miss Congeniality. In the movie, agent Eric Matthews, in an attempt to identify which member of his team would be the best choice to go undercover at […]
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Recusal application in lead challenge to personal injury guidelines dismissed
Counsel argued there could be a perception of bias if a judge who voted for rules heard case
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PIAB to be ‘enhanced and reformed’ through new legislation
Plans to enhance and reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in a bid to encourage more claimants and respondents to use it have been given the go-ahead by ministers. https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/piab-to-be-enhanced-and-reformed-through-new-legislation#:~:text=Under%20the%20legislation%2C%20the%20new,identity%20on%20application%20and%20disclose The government has approved the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill and has now given the green light to th
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Family of welder who died at Dublin Port settles action for €1.25m
The family of a welder who died when a steel column fell on him as he worked at Dublin Port has settled for a total of over €1.25 million a number of High Court actions over his death
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Employment Case Review: Application to dismiss personal injury claim refused
https://thoughtleadership.leman.ie/post/102higt/employment-case-review-application-to-dismiss-personal-injury-claim-refused By Amy McNicholas, 10th February 2022 BACKGROUND Ms Hennessy (the “Plaintiff”) was employed by Ladbrokes (Ireland) Limited (the “Defendant”) as a customer service manager from 22 April 1998 until her employment ended, due to redundancy, on 11 August 2015. At the time, the Plaintiff signed a Compromise Agreement (the “Agreement”) which included a clause […]
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€40,000 for schoolboy who tripped on metal strips inserted to stop skateboarders
A judge has approved a €40,000 settlement offer to a 12-year-old schoolboy who tripped on metal strips inserted in a pedestrian way to deter skateboarding.
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New bill may push more legal costs on those who take insurers to court
Robert Troy: ‘If someone wants to reject their award and bring it to court and the court doesn’t increase the award any further, well then, they’re going to have to pay for that’ By Michael Brennan, 6th February 2022 https://www.businesspost.ie/insurance/new-bill-may-push-more-legal-costs-on-those-who-take-insurers-to-court-5b5866e8 Personal injury claimants face the prospect of large legal bills if they decline an offer […]
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