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Kennedys has urged the government to establish an independent panel to advise on the personal injury discount rate based on what people actually do with their compensation. The global law firm set out its recommendations on the matter in response to a Department for Justice and Equality consultation

Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe postponed his planned meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke this morning for "personal reasons". The pair were due to meet in the wake of former chief justice Susan Denham's report into Mr Justice Woulfe's attendance at a controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement (IDTA) and guidance. When organisations send personal information to a country outside the UK, they must ensure people’s data protection rights continue to

Dublin City Council has paid out more than €33.5 million to settle personal injury claims over the past three years, according to new figures. Data released to The Times under freedom of information legislation shows that 2,228 claims were settled by the local authority between 2018 and 2020.

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has launched a new identity and dedicated online presence for its personal injury legal services team following a period of growth. The firm, which employs over 40 legal professionals between its Belfast city centre and Ballyhackamore offices, has created MMW Claims

Judges are unsure as to who among them should hear a series of legal challenges to new personal injury guidelines because nearly all judges voted on them, according to reports. There are now at least five sets of proceedings in the High Court taking aim at the new guidelines, raising issues such as

A judge has issued a stern warning about the "real and growing risk of expensive, time-wasting and wholly unmeritorious cases" coming before Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal as he dismissed a "hopeless and utterly groundless appeal" brought by a personal litigant. Lord Justice Treacy said it was "

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has hired a paralegal to assist with increasing demand for its legal services across Northern Ireland. Caitlin Bartlett graduated with a first-class honours LLB from the Open University in 2022, taking a particular interest in tort law.

JMK Solicitors has been named as Northern Ireland's busiest personal injury firm for a ninth consecutive year. The firm was instructed in 1,512 cases last year, more than double that of the next busiest firm, according to figures obtained from the Compensation Recovery Unit inside the Department for

The Department of Health has been fined after unlawfully using private information about plaintiffs and their families in special educational needs litigation to decide whether to propose settlements. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) this week imposed a €22,500 fine on the Department after

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Eoin Casey as a paralegal in the firm's personal injury team. A graduate of Ulster University, Mr Casey will assist with various personal injury matters while working towards his goal of qualifying as a solicitor.

Possessing drugs for personal use should cease to be a criminal offence in Ireland, the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use has recommended. The sixth and final meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on Sunday voted on and agreed 36 recommendations that will produce a new Irish model of legislation, policy a

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a landmark opinion on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models. The 35-page opinion, published yesterday, was requested by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) in September with a view to seeking Europe-

JMK Solicitors has retained its position as Northern Ireland's busiest personal injury practice for an 11th consecutive year.

Lorcan O’Connor, director of the ISI There was a 26 per cent increase in new applications for Personal Insolvency Arrangements (PIAs) in the first quarter of 2016, according to new figures.