Personal Injury

Personal injury lawyers have urged Northern Ireland's Department of Justice to avoid a scenario where severely injured people are under-compensated in comparison to those in England and Wales. The Department recently carried out a consultation on how inflation should be taken into account when the p

The High Court has dismissed the claim of a dental assistant who suffered personal injuries when she tripped over a vacuum cleaner at work. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr observed: “It is always possible to come up with steps that can be taken to eradicate any

The High Court has awarded the sum of €170,564 to a woman who was struck by a van while saving a car parking space for her husband. Delivering judgment for the High Court in December, Mr Justice Micheál P. O’Higgins remarked “the plaintiff unfortunately became overwhelmed by

Judges will lose more control over the setting of personal injury award levels under legislative plans unveiled by the government. The general scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2026 has been published today and proposes further reforms to the process under which the personal injuries g

Cycling groups have called on a judge to withdraw his remarks that cyclists "have become a nightmare in Dublin". Judge James O'Donohoe made the remarks in the Dublin Circuit Civil Court as he ruled on a personal injury action brought by a cyclist who suffered a brain injury following a collision wit

The High Court has opined upon the costs landscape in the context of a personal injuries action which was unsuccessful both at trial and on appeal. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined: "Instead of justice being administered to Ms Putniene, in this court’s v

The High Court has awarded damages, including exemplary damages, to two men who were attacked by a farmer with a shotgun in Co Donegal. Delivering judgment for the High Court in November, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds considered that the defendant’s conduct had been “reprehensible in every

The High Court has set aside a renewal order in respect of a 2015 personal injuries summons where, despite negligence and misconduct on part of the plaintiff’s original solicitor, the court found no special circumstances which could have justified the making of that order. Delivering judgment

The High Court has awarded €65,000 in general damages, including €30,000 for psychiatric injury, to the victim of a minor rear-ending accident. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Cian Ferriter determined that notwithstanding the court’s finding that the plaintiff had

Tughans partner Alistair Wilson considers a recent Irish court judgment on costs. The Court of Appeal in Milmoe v Chatzis & Anor [2025] IECA 149 clarifies that differential costs orders under section 17 of the Courts Act 1981 are discretionary, not automatic.

The Court of Appeal has determined that the High Court did not err in finding that a man’s spinal surgery, and a prospective spinal surgery, were not attributable to his road traffic accident in light of his medical expert’s revised opinion at trial. Delivering judgment for the Court of

The Injuries Resolution Board has launched its new strategic plan for 2025 to 2029, setting out its vision during a time of global and economic uncertainty.

The personal injuries guidelines system will "inevitably begin to fray" if the government continues to veto inflation-based increases in awards, the chief justice has warned at the opening of the new legal year. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell said it was "simply counter-productive" to prevent the gui

The High Court has awarded €130,000 in general damages to a mother whose son was killed when he was struck by a vehicle in 2017. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Tony O’Connor found that “the plaintiff has suffered PTSD from the 'horrific experience that she had' i

Medical professionals have again urged the government to implement pre-action protocols to speed up clinical negligence claims, nearly a decade since the passing of legislation paving the way for their introduction. Dr Rob Hendry, chief member officer and medical director at the Medical Protection S