You may have sustained serious injury and may not feel capable of attending to the steps outlined in this Post. If you cannot do so, then ask a loved one or a friend to assist you. These immediate steps are very important and will affect your Civil Claim for compensation in the long term.
The Supreme Court has ruled that an expert witness retained by a plaintiff in competition proceedings should be excluded from the case on the basis that he had previously provided advise to the defendant in separate proceedings.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ruled on a recent unfair dismissal case. A man who had been drinking alcohol just hours before starting work and subsequently lost his job has been unfairly dismissed according to the WRC.
See Part I of this article here – The Growth of Norwich Pharmacal Orders: Part I – An Evolving Litigation Tool
A Norwich Pharmacal order (NPO) is generally used to discover the identity of a wrongdoer from a third party. It is an exception to the rule that discovery can only be sought when proceedings are closed. Proceedings are instituted against the third party for the
In a recent case, defendants issued a costs differential letter to the plaintiff’s solicitors putting them on notice that if the plaintiff failed to achieve an award of damages within the High Court jurisdiction, the defendants would apply to have any award of costs made
Solicitors report a changed environment since the introduction of new guidelines on personal injuries but still express surprise at Government figures which show a 50 per cent reduction in the level awards just over eleven weeks after the new system came into force.
The majority of women are given vaginal mesh implants to treat prolapse or incontinence.
A growing number of women have had serious complications as a result of their vaginal mesh implants, and if you have been affected by vaginal mesh implants complications in Ireland, you can discuss your situation in strict confidence with a member of our medical negligence and defective products team.
While the majority of fatal farm accidents in the last number of years were caused by machinery, deaths caused by animals also feature.