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The High Court of Northern Ireland has awarded more than £250,000 to the estate of a deceased victim of military brutality on Bloody Sunday. The victim, Ms Margaret Deery, was shot through her thigh with a high-calibre bullet, resulting in massive damage to her leg and serious medical complica

Motor insurance premiums decreased by an average of two per cent in the first year of the new personal injury guidelines, according to new figures from the Central Bank of Ireland. The fourth annual private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID) covers the period f

The High Court has awarded €89,000 to a man who received a tear to his rotator cuff and psychiatric damage in a road traffic accident. In so ruling, the court applied the principles contained in the Personal Injuries Guidelines for compensation for multiple injuries. Delivering judgment in the

The High Court has referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the State’s obligation to compensate victims of crime for their pain and suffering and the nature of “fair and appropriate” compensation under Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 Ap

Kennedys lawyers Gearóid Corrigan and Sinéad Reilly lay out the issues in an ongoing Supreme Court case over a claim for non-material damages arising from a data breach. Is it necessary to get an authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board (formerly PIAB) prior to issuing a claim

A lift installation company responsible for the maintenance of lifts at the Bank of Ireland offices in Dublin have been unsuccessful in their application to set aside a third party notice which was served on them in relation to personal injury proceedings. The proceedings involve a woman who was inj

A man who had two hip replacements in 2007, which were later found to be defective and recalled by the manufacturer, has had his claim dismissed in the High Court. The manufacturing company submitted that authorisation should have been sought from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board before the pr

The High Court has awarded €231,663.02 plus costs to a man left with life-changing injuries following an assault in a pub. Background

The Court of Appeal has significantly reduced an award of damages for a man who suffered multiple injuries in an accident that was described as “the stuff of nightmares”. The man had been injured in an elevator which had fallen three floors after a cable snapped. On appeal, Mr Justice Se

A man who brought personal injuries proceedings against a motorist who drove into the back of his vehicle has lost a claim for aggravated damages which he said were necessary to show the Court’s disapproval for the conduct of the defence. Commenting that the “sting” of the “e

A man who brought a claim for personal injuries against a taxi driver who drove over his foot has had his claim dismissed in the High Court. Concluding that it was clear from CCTV evidence that the man was the aggressor in a fight which resulted in him falling beside the back wheel of the taxi, and

The issue of liability in a personal injuries case against Sligo County Council has been directed for rehearing in the High Court. Finding that the trial judge had made a number of errors in concluding that the Council was liable for the accident which occurred on the front porch of a property owned

A retired Garda sergeant who suffered and sustained significant personal injuries in the course of restraining a prisoner has been granted an order of certiorari, quashing the refusal of the Minister for Justice and Equality to authorise his application for compensation. Remitting the matter to the

A woman who was awarded €121k for injuries sustained when another driver backed into the side of her car has had her award of damages reduced to €69k in the Court of Appeal. Delivering the judgment of the Court, Ms Justice Irvine found that the amount awarded was excessive to the point that it m

A burglar has launched a claim for damages over injuries sustained to his scrotum during a botched robbery. Shop owner Kevin Victory received a letter from the man's solicitor claiming damages for injuries sustained during the raid in late 2015.