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Civil Liability & Courts Act 2004
Personal injury litigation in Ireland has been transformed by the Civil Liability and Courts Act, 2004 (“2004 Act”). Much of the motivation behind the coming into force of the 2004 Act, was to tackle insurance costs, which was blamed on high legal costs in personal injury actions, and insurance fraud. There is some overlap between […]
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Dalkey woman awarded €54,000 over heating oil spill as neighbour cleared of lying
A woman has been awarded €54,000 damages over a heating oil spill from her neighbour’s tank which, the High Court heard, damaged her home and meant she had to find alternative accommodation for more than two years.
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Woman who worked 80-hour week on farm awarded €21,000
A former mushroom farm worker has been awarded €21,422 by the Labour Court after claiming she was forced to work more than 80 hours a week. She also said her payslips were doctored to show she worked less than the permitted 48 hours.
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Boy who cut eyebrow in fall at Dublin crèche awarded €32,500
A two-year-old boy, who fell and lacerated his left eyebrow while washing his hands in a créche bathroom, has been awarded €32,500 damages against Wee Care Limited, Monkstown, Co Dublin.
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Boy (7) awarded €40,000 after being trapped in elevator for almost 45 minutes
Jamie Ward suffered serious trauma during incident in Dún Laoghaire flats complex
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Woman whose house gardaí unlawfully entered awarded €78,300
A woman whose home was unlawfully entered by gardaí looking for her boyfriend has been awarded €78,300 by the High Court, The Irish Times reports.
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Northern Ireland building firm fined £15k over father-of-two’s death at excavation site
A Belfast building firm has been fined £15,000 over the death of a man at an excavation site in Rathfriland.
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Just what the doctor ordered
Should a Doctor apologise if they have made a mistake?
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Insurers not Telling the Full Story
PIAB and the Courts Service showing no significant change in the number of claims.
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Late docker’s asbestos-linked cancer case settled for €42k
The family of a Dublin docker who died seven years ago from cancer later found to be linked to asbestos dust has settled its High Court action for €42,000. Martin Kelty (68), a father of five and a grandfather of 12 died six to eight months after the cancer was diagnosed. John Nolan BL told […]
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Creche Fall Compensation of €52k Award to Boy (9) Who Broke Thigh Bone
A nine-year-old schoolboy who fractured a bone in his leg at a creche in 2014 was awarded €52,600 creche fall compensation against its the operators of the establishment.
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Family of docker who died of asbestos-linked cancer settles case for €42,000
The family of a Dublin docker who died seven years ago from cancer later found to be linked to asbestos dust has settled its High Court action for €42,000.
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