Personal Injury

The High Court has made an order for security for the Dublin Airport Authority’s costs in a personal injury dispute involving a UK resident. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger highlighted that “the question is whether it would be more difficult or expens

The High Court has determined that a garda who collided with a driver who pulled out in front of him is entitled to €85,000 in general damages. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Paul Coffey had particular regard to the fact that the man’s “main injuries were to diff

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has become the Injuries Resolution Board, with an enhanced role and the expansion of its services to include mediation.

Half of all personal injury claims relating to motor accidents were settled under the personal injuries guidelines last year, according to new figures. The Central Bank of Ireland today published the fifth annual private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID), whic

Average awards by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) were down by more than a third in the first full year since the introduction of the Personal Injuries Guidelines, according to its latest annual report. PIAB's average award in 2022 was €15,867, down by 34 per cent compared to 2020

The High Court has approved a PIAB assessment of €60,000 in respect of severe facial scarring and minor psychological injury suffered by the minor applicant in a road traffic accident. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons noted that the invitation to disapprove the

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a Cork hotel’s appeal against a €91,000 general damages award to wedding guest who slipped and fell on a wet dancefloor. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan opined that in the absence of evidence concerning any system of

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal brought by a man in his 70s who claimed damages resulting from the fact that he was a secondary victim of asbestos exposure via his father’s employment at the Harland & Wolff shipyard. Delivering the judgment, Lady Chief Justice

Law firms Millar McCall Wylie and Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors have come together with road safety charity Brake to offer specialist legal support to victims of bereavement and catastrophic injury following road crashes. The two firms have been selected for the new legal panel, co-ordin

Dozens of personal injury lawyers from across Europe gathered in Dublin for the annual conference of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL). Photos and videos from the two-day conference at Blackhall Place can now be found on the PEOPIL website.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a High Court order granting discovery of post-accident medical records in a personal injuries claim. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Nuala Butler commented that “a party who wishes to rely on the availability of other

The Court of Appeal has quashed an assessment of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) for its failure to outline sums awarded for “dominant” and “lesser” injuries. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Donald Binchy ruled that the appellant was enti

The Court of Appeal has substituted an award of the High Court for personal injuries sustained by a cyclist involved in a road traffic accident with a bus. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan found that the High Court had largely ignored the evidence tendered on beh

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal from dismissal of a personal injuries claim for want of prosecution, finding that “no concrete prejudice” was pointed to by the State defendants, and that they were too late to bring the motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim. Delivering j

The Court of Appeal has substituted a High Court award totalling €90,000 in general damages for physical and psychological injuries sustained by a woman in a gas explosion at her workplace. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan commented that when compared with v