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Credit union must pay disabled man €7,500 after it banned him from taking part in car prize draw
A Credit union has been ordered to pay €7,500 in compensation to a man with an intellectual disability after it discriminated against him when not allowing him enter a car-draw.
Construction disputes in Ireland
Mediation, conciliation, arbitration and litigation are the most common methods of construction dispute resolution in Ireland.
More personal injury cases to be heard remotely with new technology
Personal injury cases involving witnesses can now be heard remotely following the roll-out of more advanced technology, the Courts Service of Ireland has announced.
The Effects of New Personal Injury Guidelines and What to Do About It?
WRC award overturned by Labour court – Held resignation did not amount to constructive dismissal
In the recent decision of Leigh Bell v Cope Limited t/a Cope Galway, UDD2145 the Complainant had been awarded €8,400 in compensation for her constructive dismissal by the Respondent. On appeal to the Labour Court this decision was overturned, and the Court concluded that the Complainant was
ESB sues cartel of truck manufacturers that supplied it with vehicles
ESB has launched legal action against four of the world’s biggest truck manufacturers over their involvement in price fixing that, ESB will allege, pushed up the cost of the distinctive yellow trucks in the semi-State company’s fleet.
State could face huge damages claims for cyber attack
Should the HSE’s security defences be found to have been lower than the required standard, people and companies who have had their data compromised can sue in the courts under GDPR.
Google Ireland faces High Court action over refusal to remove YouTube videos
A BUSINESSMAN WHO claims he has been the victim of a campaign of defamation by a YouTube account is pursuing Google Ireland through the High Court in a bid to have the videos taken down.
Symphysiotomy: state sanctioned butchering of young women
A “mass medical experiment” that butchered young women, permanently maiming them in the name of Catholic doctrine, the surgical procedure of symphysiotomy was practised in Ireland from 1944-1984.
FBD says business interruption payouts to top €183m
Final court decision expected in December for level of payouts. FBD said the frequency of motor damage and injury claims has been lower due to the restrictions on movement.