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High Court delays battle, an avalanche coming
Ms Justice Mary Irvine says Covid-19 changes have shown there are ‘better ways to do things’
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Should I accept a PIAB Assessment?
When an Assessment is made by PIAB, the question for you to decide is, should I accept the PIAB Assessment of my claim or not?
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Liability in Negligence (Part 2)
Establishing Liability Liability in negligence requires the proof of whether the defendant was in fact negligent. Stated otherwise, this requires that he failed to take the relevant degree of care in the circumstances. In broad terms, the relevant degree of care is that which is reasonable in the circumstances. The defendant has failed to act […]
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Liability in Negligence (Part 1)
In the first of this two part article we look at Duty of Care, Neighbour Principle along with Omissions, Intangible Injuries and others
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How far does a doctor’s duty of care extend?
This recent judgment from the UK Supreme Court considered the difficult question of what compensation is appropriate when another issue, unconnected to any negligent advice, arises.
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Are All Orders Created Equally?
Consent orders in personal injury cases are a common occurrence. A consent order is an order made by the Court in terms that have been agreed by the parties to the proceedings and which are submitted to the Court for approval.
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NI: Attempt to oust company’s founding shareholder results in £185,000 damages
The High Court has awarded both personal damages and repayment to the company in an unfair prejudice claim against a Coleraine company which voted to oust a founding shareholder.
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Liability for Negligence
The most commonly encountered civil wrong is the tort of negligence. It is a principle of law of the very widest practical application. A very significant quantity of all litigation in the courts is based on claims for negligence.
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Northern Ireland: Dispute over Belfast land purchase dismissed
The High Court has dismissed all seven headings of a land conveyance counterclaim, deeming it to be “clearly an abuse of process” following a dispute offer a land purchase.
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Supreme Court: Solicitor Appeal Allowed in SDT
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal brought by a solicitor who had been found guilty of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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Why some judges can’t accept parental alienation
The concept of parental alienation is recognised in psychiatric textbooks yet some judges have still to accept its validity.
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Toxic Spill: Woman claims works damaging her home
A woman who claims she had to abandon her Dublin 4 home due to a toxic chemical spill at a neighbour’s property has claimed before the High Court that repair works are causing further damage to her house. Last year Sharon Keane, and her two children claims she had to move out of their family […]
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