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A man who brought a claim for personal injuries against a taxi driver who drove over his foot has had his claim dismissed in the High Court. Concluding that it was clear from CCTV evidence that the man was the aggressor in a fight which resulted in him falling beside the back wheel of the taxi, and

The issue of liability in a personal injuries case against Sligo County Council has been directed for rehearing in the High Court. Finding that the trial judge had made a number of errors in concluding that the Council was liable for the accident which occurred on the front porch of a property owned

A retired Garda sergeant who suffered and sustained significant personal injuries in the course of restraining a prisoner has been granted an order of certiorari, quashing the refusal of the Minister for Justice and Equality to authorise his application for compensation. Remitting the matter to the

A woman who was awarded €121k for injuries sustained when another driver backed into the side of her car has had her award of damages reduced to €69k in the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the Court, Ms Justice Irvine found that the amount awarded was excessive to the point that it m

A burglar has launched a claim for damages over injuries sustained to his scrotum during a botched robbery. Shop owner Kevin Victory received a letter from the man's solicitor claiming damages for injuries sustained during the raid in late 2015.

In a claim involving a student who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being hit by a bus in 2004, Bus Éireann has had its application to dismiss the claim for want of prosecution refused in the High Court. Finding that delay on behalf of the plaintiff was both inordinate and inexcusable, Mr

A woman’s claim for damages trespass and personal injuries, and violation of constitutional rights arising out of the Gardaí’s forcible entry into her home without a warrant in August 2012, has been remitted to the High Court for an assessment of damages. Allowing the woman’

A woman who was employed as a cleaning supervisor at a hospital in Limerick has had her claim for personal injuries remitted to the High Court for a determination on causation and damages, after the Court of Appeal found that her employer was negligent in failing to provide a safe place of work. All

A pedestrian who was struck by a driver on an N road in Longford has had his personal injuries claim against the driver dismissed in the High Court. Stating that the case turned on the appropriate application of The Rules of the Road, Mr Justice David Keane said that if the pedestrian had followed t

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has just completed an upgrade to the PIAB Solicitors’ Portal which brings benefits to users. Over 70% of solicitors are now registered to use the Portal and in excess of 75% of new claims are submitted by solicitors through the Portal. The applicat

Proposed reforms to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) should be implemented as swiftly as possible, an Oireachtas committee has said. The joint committee on enterprise, trade and employment has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resoluti

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) will assess claims from gardaí injured as a result of malicious incidents under legislation approved by the Oireachtas. The Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 provides for a complete overhaul of the current Garda compensation sc

Average awards by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) were down by more than a third in the first full year since the introduction of the Personal Injuries Guidelines, according to its latest annual report. PIAB's average award in 2022 was €15,867, down by 34 per cent compared to 2020

Periodic payments in personal injuries cases involving catastrophically injured people will increase with inflation under proposed new regulations. The Department of Justice today published the reports of the interdepartmental group on the indexation rate for periodic payment orders and the independ

New requirements for applications to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have come into effect as of today. Claimants are now required to provide their Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) or another form of ID, and to sign their application forms.