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Judges’ proposal to increase injury payouts would undo motor insurance progress, Justice Minister is warned
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has been told not to “derail” progress made in reducing the cost of motor insurance claims. There are fears that a move to go along with judges, who have recommended increasing payout guidelines for claims, will send motor premiums higher. Latest inflation figures show that the cost of motor insurance has […]
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Uncovering the Real Reason for the Recent 5% Drop in Car Insurance Prices: What’s Behind the Trend?
Discover how the introduction of new guidelines has forced insurance companies to lower car insurance prices, and learn how to make a claim for compensation in this evolving landscape.
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State to pay 60% of woman’s legal costs in failed challenge to personal injury guidelines
Three senior counsel appeared for Bridget Delaney whose costs could be more than €500,000
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Recusal application in lead challenge to personal injury guidelines dismissed
Counsel argued there could be a perception of bias if a judge who voted for rules heard case
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Man challenges new personal injuries guidelines at the High Court
Another High Court challenge has been brought against the new personal injuries guidelines.
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Insurance costs soar 15pc despite drop in payouts
Overall insurance costs have shot up by 15pc since new guidelines on award levels were introduced, a survey of motorists, businesses and community groups has found. Following the findings of the research, insurance companies have been accused of failing to pass on savings they are making from lower levels of awards. The Alliance for Insurance Reform, […]
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5 Truths about the Personal Injury Guidelines
In April 2021, new Personal Injury Guidelines were published by the Judicial Council.
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Challenges to personal injury claim guidelines are growing
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]The State is braced for a series of constitutional challenges to new personal injury guidelines that have slashed award levels.
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Judicial conduct guidelines to close ‘gap in judicial accountability’
Judicial conduct and ethics guidelines to be adopted shortly by the Judicial Council will close a “gap in judicial accountability and transparency”, Chief Justice Frank Clarke has said.
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Premiums? Why the ball is firmly in the insurer’s court
Until recently Irish awards for the bread and butter of personal injury claims – soft tissue injuries like whiplash – were notoriously high (an average of roughly €23,000 in 2018).
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Challenged: Woman attacks the sick reality of the new Personal Injury Guidelines
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]A woman who suffered an undisplaced fracture in her foot after falling on a public footpath has brought a High Court case aimed at overturning the adoption of new personal injuries guidelines.
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Chopped: New Guidelines Slash Irish General Damages
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