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Judges clash over making of consent orders under personal injury settlements
Taxpayer loses and insurers benefit from High Court consent orders in cases
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Employee Awarded €25,000 For Employer’s Failure To Objectively Justify Retirement Age
The Complainant, Anthony Kenny commenced employment with the Respondent, Bord Na Mona Plc, on 15th May 1975, as a General Operative until he retired in April 2020. He thereafter requested to work beyond his retirement age. A meeting was convened in December 2019 and a correspondence declining his application was issued to him. The application was declined on the basis […]
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Insurers made huge profits on motorists in lockdown
Motor insurance companies have been accused of exploiting the pandemic to pump up their profits. Insurers saw their profits jump to a 10-year high last year when most people were forced to stay off the roads due to lockdowns. The latest Central Bank report into the motor insurance market shows premiums fell. But the rise […]
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Boy and his grandmother challenge new personal injury award guidelines
Grandmother fears she could get damages of less than €50,000 rather than up to €91,000
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Boy who lost tip of his finger when it got caught in bathroom door at school awarded €40,000
A boy who lost the tip of a finger when it became caught in a bathroom door at school two years ago has settled his High Court action for €40,000.
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Bus driver awarded €60,000 for slip on black ice
A bus driver who slipped on black ice at the top of a staircase in a common area of his apartment block has been awarded more than €60,000 by the High Court against the apartment managers. Shakur Ahmed (53), Castlegrange Square, Clondalkin, Dublin, fractured his elbow when he fell down an entire flight of stairs […]
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Company director (43) settles case after breaking ankle on ski holiday
A company director who sued after slipping and fracturing his ankle at the start of a ski holiday in France has settled his High Court action.
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Court of Appeal limits application of the common sense principle
The Court of Appeal has held that a High Court judge “fell into significant error”, when he dismissed an employee’s claim on the basis that the employee should have used common sense.
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Ireland Launches Intellectual Property and Technology Court and Reforms IP Disputes Procedures
A new division of Ireland’s Commercial Court dedicated to intellectual property cases and disputes about complex technology has been established under the Rules of the Superior Courts
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EU Regulations place greater duties on Healthcare Employers to prevent Occupational Needle Stick Injuries
Needle stick injuries often occur in the workplace, particularly for those working in healthcare, cleaning, or waste disposal.
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Woman who claimed a knee injury at Dublin Airport seen minutes later running across the concourse for a cigarette
A 29-year-old childcare assistant, who claimed her knee had been injured at Dublin Airport, was minutes later videoed running across the concourse for a quick smoke outside before boarding a plane for France, a judge has heard.
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Dublin man sues ski operator over slip on snow and ice covered street in France
A company director who slipped and fractured his ankle at the start of a ski holiday in France has launched a High Court action.
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