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Family to receive £5,500 compensation after having neighbours’ oil spill on their land
A family are to receive more than £5,000 compensation for the “unpleasantness” of having neighbours’ oil spill onto their land, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Electrical Injuries
No engineering achievement has had a greater impact on human culture than electrical power. As electrical power gains in significance and becomes more vital in today’s modern society, it poses an equal threat in terms of safety. Accidents do and will occur, especially among electrical
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Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refunds
STORM CLOUDS are gathering over the payment protection insurance (PPI) business in the Republic. Banks and other firms which sold the insurance to consumers who could do little or nothing with it may soon be forced to issue hundreds of millions of euro in refunds. Yesterday afternoon, the Central Bank announced it had demanded seven […]
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Review of pay insurance policies may lead to refunds
Move by the Central Bank on PPI products could result in financial institutions being forced to pay back hundreds of millions of euro to consumers
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Taoiseach: Magdalene payout details within two weeks
Enda Kenny said he expects Justice Minister Alan Shatter to bring the report to Cabinet this month when the Government will consider recommendations for a redress process. "Once the process is decided upon, there will be no delay on the Government's behalf in following through on this," Mr Kenny said. "I do hope it will […]
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Taoiseach: Magdalene payout details within two weeks
A planned compensation scheme for survivors of the Magdalene laundries will be published in the next two weeks, the Taoiseach has confirmed.
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Tilting at windmills not within PIAB job specifications
On Tuesday 26 March, Patricia Byron, CEO of the Injuries Board, gave an interview on RTÉ’s flagship news programme, Morning Ireland
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Insurers strangely quiet on plan to raise award limits
Here is an interesting question. Why are the insurance companies not up in arms at the Government’s plans to increase the size of awards that can be made by the Circuit and District Courts? The Courts Bill 2013 will, if passed, increase the monetary limit of the Circuit Court to €75,000 from €38,092, and the […]
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Insurers strangely quiet on plan to raise award limits
Why are the insurance companies not up in arms at the Government’s plans to increase the size of awards that can be made by the Circuit and District Courts?
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£412,500 for patient infected with MRSA
A former London Underground station supervisor has received £412,500 in compensation after contracting MRSA in an open wound following a hip operation.
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Northern Ireland Claims
If you have been involved in an accident in the North of Ireland and wish to make a claim for compensation – we can provide you with the legal advice that you require.
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£412,500 for patient infected with MRSA
Compensation for MRSA Infection A former London Underground station supervisor has received £412,500 in compensation after contracting MRSA in an open wound following a hip operation. The 62-year-old from Middlesex now has no left hip joint and has lost 3 and a half inches in height after he caught the infection while he was being […]
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