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A woman has been awarded €40,615 in damages after a portion of the ceiling in her rented accommodation in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, fell on her head and back. The defendant, Eamon Clohessy, was the landlord of plaintiff Ms Concepta Collery and accepted that there was a duty to keep the premises in g

Rossa McMahon Limerick-based law firm PG McMahon Solicitors has won the Litigation Lawyer of the Year Award for Ireland at the Acquisition International Dispute Resolution Awards.

Ronan Daly Jermyn has announced the appointment of Peter McGarvey and Mary Purtill as partners in the firm’s Galway and Dublin offices.

The Court of Appeal has found that a case brought by a man in respect of his wife under section 48 of the Civil Liability Act 1961 is statute barred. The case brought by Mr Joseph Hewitt concerned the death of Ms Dolores Hewitt. She had been receiving treatment for breast cancer since 2001 in Our La

Jonathan McKeown and Maurece Hutchinson Belfast- and Newry-based firm JMK Solicitors is set to recruit 10 new staff members this year as part of an ambitious new £1 million three-year business development plan.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case against a solicitors' firm, brought by a man who was dissatisfied with the personal injury award he received over 15 years ago. The man alleged that his solicitors were professionally negligent and had failed to properly put his case to the Court, however Jus

Lyndy Cantillon Lyndy Cantillon, associate solicitor at Cantillons Solicitors in Cork, explains their ground-breaking victory in the Supreme Court.

Seven plaintiffs have been awarded a total of €52k for injuries arising out of a two car collision involving a car owned by Hertz Rent-a-Car. Hertz contended that the collision was a “set up”, based on the plaintiffs’ membership of the same “republican” society, and the jovial nature wit

A woman who claimed that the father of her child had remained untraceable since causing a crash in which she was injured in 2011 has had her claim against the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland dismissed in the High Court. Describing the facts of the case as somewhat unusual, Mr Justice Anthony Barr w

Ronan Geary, partner at Ronan Daly Jermyn in Cork, offers insights into a recent court ruling on discovery. The Court of Appeal per Hogan J. has issued a judgement in Tobin v The Minister for Defence & Ors which suggests a more restrictive approach to discovery. The case concerned a personal inj

BLM has announced the appointment of Sarah Dick as a defence litigation solicitor in Dublin. Ms Dick is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast, having qualified in Northern Ireland in 2014, achieving the McIvor Farrell Award for top in negotiation in her year.

Tributes have been paid to the late barrister Garrett Cooney SC after he passed away at the age of 84, The Irish Times reports. Mr Cooney, originally from Co Longford, called to the Bar in 1960 and called to the Inner Bar in 1977.

Bray-based Benville Robinson Solicitors has announced the appointment of Eilish Bradshaw and Clare-Ann Temple as partners.

The Hardiman Lecture Series 2019 continues next month with a series of talks from experts. Named in honour of the late Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman, who participated as a speaker in previous series, each lecture will be worth one CPD point. 

Trinity College Dublin has awarded its prestigious Nael G. Bunni Medal to Michael Mulcahy SC at a recent ceremony in the College. The medal was awarded for outstanding course work in the renowned Trinity College Dublin Construction Law and Contract Administration Postgraduate Diploma Course.