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Dad not allowed invest €25k awarded to his children after car accident, court rules
A judge has refused to allow a man personally deal with the investment of €25,000 damages awarded to his three young children.
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Dad not allowed invest €25k awarded to his children after car accident, court rules
A judge has refused to allow a man personally deal with the investment of €25,000 damages awarded to his three young children. After the children were awarded the money as compensation for personal injuries they suffered in a rear-ending road accident, Neil Morrison asked Judge Matthew Deery if he could transfer the money into sterling […]
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Compensation for Late Diagnosis of Brain Tumour Approved in High Court
A young student, who was left severely disabled after an alleged delay in diagnosing a tumour, has had a settlement of compensation for the late diagnosis of a brain tumour approved at the High Court.
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Compensation for Late Diagnosis of Brain Tumour Approved in High Court
A young student, who was left severely disabled after an alleged delay in diagnosing a tumour, has had a settlement of compensation for the late diagnosis of a brain tumour approved at the High Court. Seamus Walshe Jnr (27) of Taylor´s Hill, Galway, was a third-level construction studies student when – in 2006 – he […]
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Thalidomide cases may yet end up in High Court
The personal injuries claims being filed in a ‘class action’ against the State by members of the Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) could well end up before the High Court. The Association, which represents 25 of the 32 thalidomide survivors, has said it would commence legal action against the State for recompense, with all its members […]
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Thalidomide cases may yet end up in High Court
The personal injuries claims being filed in a ‘class action’ against the State by members of the Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) could well end up before the High Court
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PIP Scandal Not Over
In autumn 2011 news broke that the French company Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) had been using unapproved in-house manufactured industrial-grade instead of medical-grade silicone in the majority of its implants. This impure gel releases toxic substances into the body and can also cause implant rupture as well as inflammation and irritation. It is believed that […]
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PIP Implants Not Over
The scandal of women whose breast implants were made of industrial-grade silicone has not gone away, with the State this week stepping in to guarantee removal of dangerous PIP implants.
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Don’t run out on health and safety procedures
Is the recession to blame for the rise in the number of work-related deaths? IT’S SUPPOSED to be a straight-forward contract. You go to work when you’re scheduled to do so, do what you’re asked, and leave at the appointed hour – and in return you get paid a salary. But for 55 people last […]
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Don’t run out on health and safety procedures
It’s supposed to be a straight-forward contract. You go to work when you’re scheduled to do so, do what you’re asked, and leave at the appointed hour – and in return you get paid a salary.
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Solicitors abandon fight over complaint system
The Law Society, the ruling body for solicitors, has abandoned its fight to retain control over the handling of complaints against members of the profession.
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Solicitors abandon fight over complaint system
THE Law Society, the ruling body for solicitors, has abandoned its fight to retain control over the handling of complaints against members of the profession. Instead, a new state regulatory agency is to investigate complaints against solicitors. The society, which has regulated the solicitors’ profession under supervision of the courts for almost 150 years, insisted […]
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