The Supreme Court has asked the European Court of Justice to decide key issues to establish liability for compensation paid out to a woman injured in a road incident. The ECJ ruling will have implications for dozens of other cases. The issue arises following a previous determination by the ECJ that Ireland had failed to [...]
A few days could make all the difference for those involved in issuing civil claims in the courts of England and Wales. If you sue someone this week and claim £200,000, you will have to pay a court fee of £1,515. On Monday, that fee goes up to £10,000. So expect a busy Friday. We [...]
Dozens of cases being taken against the manufacturers of allegedly defective hip replacements may be struck out following a ruling by the High Court. In what is regarded as a test action with possible implications for a number of Irish cases, Ms Justice Mary Faherty ruled that a claim brought by Ms Randa Murphy against [...]
It’s 20 years since Ireland voted for divorce. An Irish Times series, Divorced Ireland, explores the effects of that vote on Irish life, then and since. Every day in Phoenix House in Dublin’s Smithfield, couples wishing to divorce collect at 10am in the lobby. Some have legal representatives, others do not. They wait, some well into [...]
Lawyers representing clients in personal injury claims face numerous ethical pitfalls every time they look for, evaluate, accept and handle a new case. Nonetheless, honesty, common sense and a solid understanding of the Rules of Professional Conduct should protect most of us from making mistakes. Your practice type typically dictates how you find your cases. [...]
Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has been denied a write-off of more than €10 million in debts after a US judge found him “not remotely credible” and his conduct “both knowing and fraudulent” in statements he made to an American bankruptcy court. In a damning judgment of the former banker that strips [...]
A teenager who lost an eye after being struck by a ball on a golf course has been awarded more than €240,000 after taking a High Court action. Dean Boyle, 22, from Moneymore, Drogheda, Co Louth was 15-years-old when he went with a teenage friend to play at Julianstown Golf Course in Co Meath on [...]
A number of car dealers have claimed they are being discriminated against in relation to the criteria for appointment as authorised repairer for Toyota vehicles, the High Court has heard. Fifteen outlets from around the country, including Cranley Cars, Linders, Murphy & Gunn, Fitzpatrick’s and Kearys, said that Toyota Ireland was acting in breach of [...]
The Daily Mail has revealed in a recent report that law student and Europe-v-Facebook. org founder Max Schrems has filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook in Austria, alleging privacy violations by the social network. The lawsuit has been filed by Schrems, 26, with Ireland's Data Protection Commission. However, the lawsuit will be heard in Vienna's [...]
Courts will also be given powers to refuse compensation for personal injuries claimants who have been dishonest in their Compensation Claims. The measures, announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), are among several aimed at reducing insurance fraud. Justice secretary Chris Grayling has warned insurance companies he expects the reforms to lead to lower premiums. [...]