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Marie Kinsella, partner at commercial law firm Philip Lee, welcomes a major review of the management of clinical negligence claims. The much-anticipated final Expert Group Report to Review the Law of Torts and the Current Systems for the Management of Clinical Negligence Claims, chaired by Mr Justic

Lawyers and courts staff have been invited to complete an anonymous survey aimed at gauging the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the personal injuries legal system. Barrister Chloë Cass is conducting the online survey to form the basis of a paper and talk for a personal injury claims conferen

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the defendants in a personal injuries action must provide further information to the plaintiff about a “bald denial” in their defence. The plaintiff had argued that section 13 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 required the defendant to provide

This week Benjamin Bestgen looks at the legalities surrounding certain extracurricular activities. See last week's here. Every law student has probably heard of R v Brown [1993] UKHL 19 during their studies. The case concerned a group of men who had occasionally gathered for consensual, but rather s

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has rejected an appeal by nine claimants, who were injured when a man broke into the hotel they were staying in, against a High Court decision that the hotel was not responsible in law for their injuries. Ohoud Al-Najar and eight other members

Courts considering medical treatment for a child must balance and protect their constitutional rights as a child, with due regard to the rights of their parents, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has reaffirmed. The human rights watchdog has published its legal submissions to the Suprem

New regulations governing advertising by legal practitioners have been published by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). The regulator has now assumed responsibility for regulating advertising by both solicitors and barristers. Advertising by solicitors was previously regulated by the Law

The Court of Appeal has found a Centra shop and a security company liable for personal injuries which were sustained in a brawl outside the store premises. The plaintiff, Mr Cian McCarthy, suffered significant brain injuries when he was assaulted by a pedestrian after he was ejected by security staf

The replacement of the Book of Quantum with personal injury guidelines, an enhanced role for the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) and the creation of a statutory offence of perjury are among the 66 actions set out in the government's first action plan for insurance reform. The action plan,

The Court of Appeal has ruled on two appeals relating to the procedural fairness of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. The judgment, delivered by Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, rejected arguments that legal aid should be provided to people availing of the scheme. The court a

The new CEO of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has said she is working with government ministers to boost the Board's powers and help to bring down insurance costs. Rosalind Carroll, who took over the role in March, told the Irish Independent that she is "passionate about getting thing

The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of a man who assaulted and imprisoned an elderly man. Background

The second edition of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal for 2020 has been published, featuring a wide range of articles on personal injury law, surrogacy, the Irish language, sexual offence prosecutions and more. The volume, available from the IJSJ website, includes:

The High Court has dismissed a personal injuries appeal for a broken arm sustained by the plaintiff when she was eight years old. She had been jumping on boulders. Mr Justice Richard Humphreys found that large boulders do not represent a hidden danger or an unusual danger.

The High Court has awarded €231,663.02 plus costs to a man left with life-changing injuries following an assault in a pub. Background