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It is a "myth" that claimants in Northern Ireland are being disadvantaged by the current personal injury discount rate, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has said. The Department of Justice recently launched a consultation on how the discount rate or "real rate of return", used by the courts to

The High Court has approved a personal insolvency arrangement which would allow a woman to repay her mortgage until the age of 90. The decision came following an appeal from the Circuit Court, in which the judge was concerned that the PIA would leave the debtor in a precarious position at the end of

William Fry partners Jeffrey Greene and Nuala Clayton consider the latest case law on whistleblowing in Ireland. With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding what constitutes a protected disclosure

The High Court has criticised a personal insolvency practitioner for providing misleading information to creditors in a proposal which would have written off most of a €13 million debt. The court said that the PIP had “fallen well below the appropriate ethical standards” expected of

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has expanded with the appointment of Jenna Curran as a solicitor. Ms Curran has extensive experience in litigation, having spent over 12 years helping injury victims recover compensation.

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Dozens of personal injury lawyers from across Europe gathered in Dublin for the annual conference of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL). Photos and videos from the two-day conference at Blackhall Place can now be found on the PEOPIL website.

The High Court has stayed personal injury proceedings until the plaintiff submits to examination by a further expert orthopaedic surgeon retained by the defendant despite opposition on the basis of “expert-shopping”. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Holland stated

Belfast solicitor Don Thompson is to take part in a 550-mile cycle from Stranraer to Kent to raise funds for brain tumour research charity Abbie's Army. Mr Thompson, a partner in commercial law firm McKees, will be joined by his 17-year-old son Josh and family friend Andy Gallagher on the fundraisin

NI solicitor Leona O’Neill MBE has been profiled by the Belfast Telegraph for her work fundraising for people with sarcoma, a rare form of soft tissue and bone cancer. She established The Boom Foundation in April 2013 after losing her fiancé Philip to sarcoma. He died six weeks before t

HOMS Assist has been named Ireland's best law firm of the year for personal injury claims and medical negligence cases at the 2024 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards.

The High Court has dismissed proceedings brought by a woman who tripped and fell over an electricity cable at a caravan park in Co Kerry. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Paul Coffey opined: “I am satisfied that on any objective assessment, the danger complained of was a feat

A law firm is bringing more than 30 personal injury cases against the State on behalf of people who allege they were injured by the Covid-19 vaccine. Liam Moloney, a partner at Moloney & Co Solicitors in Naas, Co Kildare, said that while he supports all national vaccination schemes, in a “

The Supreme Court is to refer questions to the European Court of Justice as to the status of examinations scripts as personal data, following a case in which a man sought an appeal of a decision by the Data Protection Commissioner, in which it determined that such scripts did not constitute personal

Katie Nugent Dublin firm KOD Lyons has appointed Katie Nugent as a solicitor specialising in civil litigation and personal injury law.