Personal Injury

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

A security officer who brought a personal injury claim against a delivery driver, Tesco and Brennans Bread has had his appeal dismissed in the Court of Appeal. In the High Court, it was found that the relationship between the two men involved “jokes, banter and the odd physical engagement&rdqu

The Government is set to present judges and the Courts Service with interim proposals to bring down personal injury awards, the Irish Independent reports. It comes amid concern that reform has been proceeding too slowly since the Personal Injuries Commission published its second and final report las

Personal injury lawyers have hit back at the CEO of Allianz Ireland after he said half of the 1,500 claims the insurer challenged in the Irish courts last year were "potentially fraudulent". Jody Cantillon, partner in the litigation department at Cantillons Solicitors, told Irish Legal News that the