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Revisions to the personal injuries guidelines will require the approval of the Oireachtas under legislative changes proposed in response to the Supreme Court ruling in the Delaney case. The Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Supperannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will make the necessa

In May 2022, the Department of Justice outlined a plan to implement reforms to civil procedures in the courts. In June 2024, with just a year left for the current government, lawyers are still waiting for the reforms to be legislated, writes Killian Flood. In May 2022, the Department of Justice publ

The High Court has awarded €228,160 to a site supervisor who fell from an unguarded stairwell while using an angle grinder, causing him to suffer severe personal injuries. Delivering judgment for the High Court in May, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds remarked that the plaintiff’s employer &ldq

Hayes solicitors LLP has appointed four new senior associates and a new associate. The firm's new senior associates are Catherine Jane O’Rourke, Deirdre O'Sullivan, Una Lyons and Anita Puri, while Jennifer Havard has been appointed as an associate.

A High Court judge has opined extensively on legal costs in Ireland in a judgment delivered in the course of litigation as between siblings over inherited family property. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined that “there was no obligation on her to provide a

The Injuries Resolution Board marked its 20th anniversary with a conference in Dublin yesterday. Titled ‘Twenty Years On – The Changing Personal Injuries Environment’, the conference heard from international and Irish experts discussing the impact of reforms in the personal injurie

The Injuries Resolution Board's mediation service now covers public liability injury claims in addition to employer liability injury claims. Legislation commenced from today continues the roll-out of the mediation service which was first launched in December 2023 alongside the rebranding of the form

The High Court has found that gardaí did not have adequate regard to the An Garda Siochána Code when attempting a ‘compliant stop’ of a civilian vehicle which resulted in a collision. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Tony O’ Connor stated that &ldquo

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

The High Court has confirmed that the imposition of District Court scale fees in Circuit Court personal injuries proceedings did not fall foul of the prohibition on scale fees in s.17(4) of the Courts Act 1981. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr considered: “At the

The High Court has refused to determine whether South Dublin County Council would be liable for personal injuries resulting from the intrusion of tree roots into a footpath, but recognised that the judgments in UCC v ESB [2020] IESC 38 could have implications in such cases provided that a plaintiff

The High Court has agreed to inspect Bank of Ireland Group’s legally privileged documents following the successful reliance by its employee on the crime/fraud exception to legal privilege. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Nuala Jackson determined: “The present case come

West Cork firm Hallissey & Partners LLP Solicitors has appointed Kate Hallissey and Julie Gallwey as partners. Ms Hallissey, who joined the firm 15 years ago, works across a number of legal areas, specialising in litigation, including personal injuries, medical negligence, landlord and tenant di

The High Court has directed a modular trial in a “slopping out” case which is prima facie out of time, the events complained of having occurred 16 years prior to the institution of proceedings. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons determined that: “It w

Reform in personal injuries law has been a focus of government and the insurance sector in recent years. Killian Flood examines how one Supreme Court judge recently signalled a willingness to consider reforming the standard of care in certain cases. Last week, the Supreme Court delivered the much-an