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Law Society president Michael Quinlan The Law Society of Ireland has welcomed news that victims affected by the Setanta insolvency will be compensated in full.

A man who assaulted a solicitor in an unprovoked one-punch attack, causing catastrophic brain injuries, has been jailed for six-and-a-half years. Kevin Geraghty, 38, spent a year-and-a-half in hospital, had to learn how to walk again and has not been able to work since the assault, Dublin Circuit Cr

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.

Price Waterhouse Cooper have been granted leave to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal, which had limited the extent of particulars to be provided by Quinn Insurance Limited (Under Administration) in their action for damages. In proceedings involving an allegation of up to €800m in damages

A man who sought to claim damages of up to €60,000 for personal injuries in a case that was described “at best an exaggerated claim and at worst an opportunistic attempt to manufacture a personal injury claim against an innocent motorist”, has had his appeal to the High Court dismissed. Agreei

Jody Cantillon Lawyers specialising in personal injury cases have voiced "grave concern" over the Personal Injuries Commission's first recommendations to the Government.

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

The president of the High Court has made orders directing that a website involved in a practice known as "claims harvesting" be shut down. Mr Justice Peter Kelly ordered that a website called www.personalinjurysolicitorsdublin.info be removed.

Staff at Tughans took part in this year's Run in the Dark at Stormont Estate to raise cash for a spinal cord injuries research charity.

Pictured (l-r): David Browne, partner at BDM Boylan Solicitors & Business Advisory, Georgina O’Halloran and John Boylan, managing partner

Zurich have been successful in their application to be joined as co-defendants in personal injury proceedings, despite declining to insure the policy holder in the proceedings. Mr Justice Meenan rejected arguments put forward by the plaintiffs’ that there had to be exceptional circumstances for Zu

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

Thousands of personal injuries claims could be made against American companies in the Irish courts because of a landmark US Supreme Court decision, the Irish Independent reports. The ruling in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. vs. Superior Court of California is understood to effectively prevent people outsi

A woman who was knocked off her bicycle while cycling to work in Belfast has been awarded £230,000 in the High Court. The woman was described to have had an active lifestyle before the accident, which left her with chronic pain to the extent that she could only work part time and had to forgo her a

The Department of Justice has agreed to examine a business association's proposal for a statutory offence of perjury. The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) published a policy paper in June which said a statutory offence of perjury would cut fraudulent claims in the courts.