The Courts apply a high bar when considering whether to dismiss medical negligence proceedings due to delay. Indeed, in many cases they are allowed to proceed. While the Rooney decision in 2022 showed some departure from that tendency, there remains a high bar for defendants to get claims dismissed.
Tagged Pages
High Court: Continuing injunctive relief granted following the final determination of proceedings
The High Court has granted continuing Mareva-type relief following the disposal of a statutory appeal from a determination order.
Court of Appeal: High Court personal injuries award reduced following ‘reality check’
The Court of Appeal has substituted a High Court award totalling €90,000 in general damages for physical and psychological...
Plaintiff fails in application to have affidavit struck out on the grounds that it exhibited without prejudice correspondence
The High Court has refused an application by a plaintiff to strike out certain aspects of a defendant’s affidavit on the...
Judge critical of ‘overly meticulous approach’ to legal costs hearings
The High Court has ruled that successful plaintiffs in a circuit appeal were entitled to the full legal costs of the...
High Court: €69,000 for delivery driver injured after stepping into pothole while alighting vehicle
The High Court has awarded €69,000 in damages to a delivery driver who suffered a knee injury after stepping into a pothole...
Employee left in ‘severe pain’ after fall withdraws injury claim after private investigator photographs him landscaping
A family-run business which spent years defending a personal injury claim by an employee said “it doesn’t feel like we’ve...
Irish courts have jurisdiction to hear injuries claim against UK-based company involving breach of consumer contract
The High Court has determined that the Irish courts had jurisdiction to hear and determine claim against a UK-based company...
High Court: Judge deems service good in respect of appeal proceedings served on solicitor not on record for defendant
The High Court has ruled that a defendant was properly served with proceedings where the papers had been served on a...