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There has been a 35pc drop in car-related claims this year, equating to a saving of around €287 million to the car insurance industry according to figures recently released. Two national lockdowns since the beginning of March resulted in fewer people on the roads and

Schoolboy brothers Daithi and Cathal Owens, who saw their two-year-old sister, Katie, mauled and seriously injured in an attack by a Brazilian tapir at Dublin Zoo, have received damages settlements of €33,000 each for nervous shock.

52-year old woman who claimed she was left with a scar on her leg which looked like “a shark bite” after a steel girder fell on her at work has been awarded €189,000 by the High Court.

The Central Bank’s second private motor insurance report of the National Claims Information Database (NCID) shows that, between 2009 and 2019, the average cost of a claim rose 65% while the frequency of claims fell 45%.

top amateur goalkeeper who injured a big toe while playing footgolf has been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court against the owner of the Co Dublin course.

The family of a boy who suffered severe brain damage after the Cork hospital he was born in failed to diagnose meningitis has settled a legal action for €22.5m (£20.6m).

The Luck of the Draw – Court of Appeal Discuss “Inconsistency” in Awards in Personal Injuries Actions

The Court of Appeal Judgment as delivered by Mr Justice Noonan of the 11th August 2020 in the case of Emma McKeown v Alan Crosby and Mary Vocella [2020] IECA 242 is significant in the context Personal Injury Litigation in this jurisdiction.

A former moderator for Facebook claims he has suffered “serious psychological injuries” as a consequence of being exposed to explicit content during his work for the social media giant.

The Court of Appeal has set aside the order of Mr Justice Max Barrettstriking out personal injuries proceedings on the grounds of inordinate and inexcusable delay.