Personal Injury

The High Court has refused to set aside third-party proceedings in personal injuries proceedings where it was claimed that the defendant had delayed by two years in ...

The High Court has ruled that a plaintiff in personal injuries proceedings was not entitled to receive monies equivalent to his total sick pay in order ...

A senior personal injury lawyer and former president of the Law Society has said insurance firms "are laughing at you all" after a sharp decline in personal ...

Average awards through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) have declined by 42 per cent since the introduction of new personal injury guidelines, according to new ...

Plans to transform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) into a quasi-judicial body comparable to the Workplace Relations Commission could be revisited later despite being abandoned by ...

A personal injury solicitor returned €2,000 in legal costs to a client after she complained to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) that she did not know ...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a defendant in medical negligence proceedings which sought to compel the plaintiff to deliver expert reports. The defendant ...

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Solicitors has announced the opening of its third office, located in Glengormley, Newtownabbey. The personal injury specialist firm, founded in 1969, now has offices ...

The personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland has been set to -1.5 per cent following the first review under the new legislative framework established this year. ...

The High Court has awarded €8,500 for injuries sustained to a child after he was cut by a ceiling fan after his father lifted him up. The ...

A change in the law to require court approval of all children's compensation claims in Northern Ireland has been backed by an overwhelming majority of responses ...

The High Court has rejected a submission that judges who voted on the new Personal Injuries Guidelines should be recused from hearing a legal challenge to those ...

The High Court has accepted a proposed settlement of €32,500 for a boy who lost the tip of his little finger while ice skating. In so ruling, ...

Plans to enhance and reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in a bid to encourage more claimants and respondents to use it have been given the ...

The High Court has refused an application to dismiss a plaintiff’s personal injuries action on the grounds that it was bound to fail. The defendants argued that ...