Personal Injury

Over €700 million in compensation has been awarded for injuries sustained in almost 40,000 motor accidents over the past six years by the Injuries Resolution Board, according to a new report. The State body, previously known as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), today published a co

Personal injury lawyers in Northern Ireland have expressed disappointment with a U-turn on plans to require compensation settlements for injured children to be approved by judges. Justice minister Naomi Long has said there are "evidential and practical difficulties" with proposed legislation on mand

Law firms have joined organisations representing patients, doctors and dentists to urge the government to take the final steps needed to implement pre-action protocols in clinical negligence cases. Matheson, Carson McDowell and Hayes solicitors have signed a letter co-ordinated by the Medical Protec

Northern Ireland's justice minister has rowed back on plans for legislation requiring compensation settlements for injured children to be approved by judges. Sir John Gillen's 2017 review of civil justice recommended that minor settlements in personal injury cases where legal proceedings have not be

A public consultation has been launched to help shape the government's next action plan for insurance reform. The first action plan for insurance reform, published in 2020, led to the introduction of the personal injuries guidelines and major reforms to what is now known as the Injuries Resolut

Personal injury lawyers have called for the introduction of a statutory "duty of candour" covering healthcare staff in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's Department of Health recently held a consultation on both its draft ‘Being Open’ framework, which aims to establish a culture of hon

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

Personal injury claims have declined by more than a third in five years, according to new figures from the Injuries Resolution Board. The Board's award values report for 2024 highlights key trends from over 20,000 personal injury claim applications and more than 8,000 awards.

The State Claims Agency (SCA) paid out around €287 million in compensation last year, a nearly €9 million drop on the previous year, according to new figures. Nearly three-quarters of the sum was paid out in relation to clinical care incidents, with €210.5 million paid out in 2024, do

The High Court has awarded damages of €83,563.97 to a man who suffered lumbar and leg injuries in a rear-ending collision in 2020. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Emily Egan found that the plaintiff’s refusal to undergo an epidural injection due to his fear of needles w

A woman has been awarded €55,000 in damages in the Circuit Court after being scalded on a Ryanair flight. Lidija Miliute, 26, suffered extensive second degree burns after tea spilled on her during a flight from Lithuania to Ireland on 28 March 2022, The Irish Times reports.

Judges have submitted proposals for a 16.7 per cent increase in personal injury awards to justice minister Jim O'Callaghan. The first proposed update to the personal injuries guidelines since their introduction in 2021 will see the award of general damages for the most devastating and catastrophic o

The High Court has dismissed a claim from a prisoner who was injured in an unprovoked attack in toilets at Mountjoy Prison. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conor Dignam could not find that there had been a breach of duty on part of the prison authorities, but observed that their f

Public liability claims declined by 40 per cent from the start of 2019 to the end of 2023, according to research published by the Injuries Resolution Board. The new research report, produced in collaboration with EY Economic Advisory, draws on data from over 30,000 claim applications for injuries su

The High Court has dismissed the claim of a woman who alleged that she suffered a right shoulder injury following a 2016 road traffic accident, in circumstances where the medical evidence did not support her claim and where the court had regard to her failure to call her treating GPs and the GP whos