Personal Injury

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.

The High Court has dismissed a personal injuries action in a trip-and-fall case on the basis that the plaintiff failed to look where he was walking at the time of the accident. The court applied cases such as Lavin v. Dublin Airport Authority [2016] IECA 268 and stated that the accident would not ha

The Court of Appeal has upheld an order of garnishee which was made to satisfy a damages award against a company in personal injury proceedings. The garnishee order was granted following the settlement of separate proceedings taken by the company against its insurance broker and underwriter. The com

A consultation has been launched seeking views on possible legislation to require all compensation settlements to children for personal injuries to be approved by a court. Currently in Northern Ireland, only those compensation settlements for a child which are agreed during legal proceedings must be

Plaintiff personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has successfully trialled a new initiative to securely share documents with defendant law firms. The firm's secure document sharing portal aims to create greater efficiencies in the handling of litigation and help to reduce the risks of data breaches.

A High Court judge has delivered a strong judgment regarding the practice in the personal injuries list of making consent orders which determine the amount of recoverable benefits to be paid by tortfeasors. Mr Justice Kevin Cross held that it was a “universal practice” in personal injuri

The High Court has allowed an appeal against a Circuit Court ruling that a personal injuries claim was statute-barred against a set of defendants. The principal issue in the case was whether the plaintiff’s application under section 46(3) of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 to a

The Court of Appeal has upheld a €69,000 award of damages for a man who suffered injuries as a result of a low-speed car accident. The defendant had claimed in the appeal that the impact of the collision was too slight for any injuries to be caused, arguing that only about €500 of damage w

The High Court has struck out a personal injuries claim against a Swedish airport, stating that Ireland did not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the case. The plaintiff had pleaded that the Montreal Convention and Brussels Regulation Recast granted jurisdiction in the matter. However, Ms Just

Legislation which would require insurance companies to explain how new personal injury guidelines have impacted their premiums has been put on hold for nine months. The Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021, a private member's bill introduced by Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty, cleared the secon

The High Court has granted discovery against a defendant in personal injuries proceedings, rejecting a submission that discovery infringed the defendant’s right to self-incrimination. The claim was made by the defendant company that, arising out of a prosecution by the Health and Safety Author

Personal injury cases involving witnesses can now be heard remotely following the roll-out of more advanced technology, the Courts Service of Ireland has announced. There were difficulties with the Pexip platform used for remote hearings since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in cases involvi

The High Court has set aside the renewal of a personal injuries summons on the grounds that there were no special circumstances to justify the renewal. The principal issue in the case was whether the bringing of the renewal application prior to the expiry of the Statute of Limitations could amount t

The Court of Appeal has made a differential costs order against a plaintiff in personal injuries proceedings after her award was substantially reduced on appeal. Further, the court ordered the plaintiff to pay the defendants’ costs of the appeal as well. The plaintiff had previously received &

New personal injury guidelines providing for significantly reduced payouts in most cases came into effect on Saturday. The guidelines, approved by the Judicial Council last month, were brought into force through legislation which commenced on Saturday 24 April.