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A member of An Garda Síochána has been awarded over €40,000 in damages for an injury to his finger caused by a detainee who became violent while being photographed and fingerprinted. Describing the Detective Garda as a genuine officer and “not a moaner whatsoever”, Mr

A man who was given a five-year custodial sentence for assault causing serious harm has had his sentence reduced on appeal to just over two years in custody. Mr Justice George Birmingham, president of the Court of Appeal, said it was appropriate to take into consideration the Fitzgibbon sentencing g

Beauchamps has announced the appointment of five partners across the firm's commercial litigation, insurance, public and regulatory and medical negligence teams. The promotion of Clíodhna Walsh, Sharon Delaney, Edward Lyons, Ciara Murphy and Grace Murphy means 44 per cent of the firm's partne

The UK Supreme Court has ruled in three conjoined appeals that persons who witness the death of a close family member in circumstances caused by medical negligence cannot claim compensation for psychiatric injury. The defendants in the cases, two NHS Trusts and a doctor, had applied for the claims t

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court of Derry has given three women suspended sentences for perverting the course of justice and withholding information in respect of the circumstances surrounding showjumper Katie Simpson’s death. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Derry, HHJ Neil Raff

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan takes a look at the different kinds of workplace stress. Workplace stress and burnout has always been relevant. Increasingly it is affecting executives, particularly senior executives, managers, professionals, and those in the medical profession particula

The UK Supreme Court will soon have the opportunity to settle the law relating to the proximity issue of plaintiffs as secondary victims in claims arising from clinical negligence, writes Belfast barrister James Stitt. On 13th January 2022 the Court of Appeal of England and Wales handed down judgeme

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from a refusal to prohibit the criminal trial of an accused who was 15 at the time of the incident complained of. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice George Birmingham stated: “I do accept that the loss of anonymity is a significa

The Court of Appeal has upheld a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for an “elbow punch” attack which left the victim with an acquired brain injury. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh considered that "a period of two-and-a-half year

Northern Ireland’s High Court has awarded £50,000 in damages against the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and a consultant neurologist who negligently performed an unnecessary medical procedure. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Adrian Colton highlighted that “

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

If you've been injured, and you're interested in seeking compensation in a court of law, you're going to have to find a personal injury solicitor that will be able to guide you through this process. How can you find the best firm to represent you? These are a few of the qualities you'll want to look

A personal assistant who stole from her barrister bosses for over a decade has been jailed for four years, the Irish Independent reports. Siobhán Maguire, 47, stole €1,187,616 from barristers Michael Delaney and Jeremy Maher over a 14-year period while working as their shared secretary and person

Personal injury lawyers have hit back at the CEO of Allianz Ireland after he said half of the 1,500 claims the insurer challenged in the Irish courts last year were "potentially fraudulent". Jody Cantillon, partner in the litigation department at Cantillons Solicitors, told Irish Legal News that the

A personal insolvency practitioner has been ordered to pay legal costs after providing misleading information about his client in the first ruling of its kind. Mr Justice Denis McDonald, sitting in the High Court, made a full costs order against practitioner Daniel Rule of McCambridge Duffy, The Iri