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NI Court of Appeal: Appeal claiming Covid restrictions breached GDPR fails on all grounds
Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal alleging that the Department of Health breached data privacy and GDPR requirements during the Covid-19 pandemic. The court upheld the decision of the trial court in the Williams case [2022] NIQB 12, delivered by Mr Justice Adrian Colton. Ultimately, the court found that the appeal was […]
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Man accused of calling a security guard the ‘N’ word after being asked to fix his face mask loses discrimination case
A man who was denied entry to a supermarket after refusing to cover his mouth and nose with a face mask has had his claim that he was discriminated against on grounds of disability dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
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Government to establish vaccination injury compensation scheme
The Government says work is under way to establish a compensation scheme for anyone who suffers injury arising from one of the State’s vaccination programmes.
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FBD says business interruption payouts to top €183m
Final court decision expected in December for level of payouts. FBD said the frequency of motor damage and injury claims has been lower due to the restrictions on movement.
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Litigation trends in the post-Covid world
Back in March 2020, the pandemic brought a halt to all but the most urgent legal proceedings in the Northern Irish courts. Courts had to close, and our legal system went into a period of hibernation as Covid cases spiralled out of control. In a
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