In Whelan v. AIB (Unreported Supreme Court 30/1/14) the third plaintiff, his wife and children, contracted for a loan to purchase land in Waterford for €25 Million, which later had a value less than €5 million. The third plaintiff was a successful businessman. The loan agreement was on a full recourse basis to all plaintiffs [...]
The shooting of law graduate Reeva Steenkamp was an accident, murder accused Oscar Pistorius told the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. "The accident was that I discharged my firearm because I believed an intruder was coming to attack me," Pistorius said during his trial on a charge of having killed his girlfriend [...]
A DOCTOR who provided a ‘bogus’ medical report so a relative could make a false whiplash claim was suspended for six months after a tribunal heard his wife put him up to the scam. Dr Anthony Kaufman has produced more than 10,000 reports for use in personal injury claims and provided his services for Chester-based [...]
A Dublin mother-of-two has lost her legal action against the owners of a pub in Loughlinstown after she was injured during an Ann Summers lingerie party. Sylvia Deehan of Maple Avenue in Ballybrack sued the owners of the Lough Inn public house after she was knocked down trying to grab a prize. Ms Deehan brought [...]
The Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 changed the monetary limits on the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court and District Court in civil proceedings to €75,000 and €15,000 respectively. In personal injury actions, the revised monetary jurisdiction limit of the Circuit Court will be €60,000. The new limits came into effect on 31 July [...]
A WOMAN is facing prosecution for attempting to cheat her driver's theory test. Faria Ali, aged 30, who is originally from Somalia but has an address at the North Circular Road, Dublin has been charged with two counts of attempted deception. The offences allegedly occurred on January 4 and January 31 last at the Driver [...]
Margaret McErlean told the Belfast Telegraph that she would have settled for a "fraction of the maximum scale amount" if her personal injuries claim against her school had been upheld on Monday. The teacher, who had worked at St Bride's Primary in south Belfast for more than 20 years, slipped and broke her arm in [...]
A man and woman accused of cultivating and dealing in cannabis worth €120,000 from a house in south Dublin were remanded in custody at the District Court in Tallaght yesterday Dat Dinh (49) and Tien Nguyen (39) were arrested at a house in Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, following a planned search of the house on Saturday [...]
Personal injury actions proceeding through the Court system can take many months or even years, but most personal injury cases never reach Court at all. Instead, Solicitors will often strive to settle a case in most instances, depending on the details of the case, out of court. A settlement can also mean that one can avoid [...]
A man has appeared in court accused of assaulting his elderly mother at their home at St Mary's Road, Crumlin on August 14. Joseph Clarges (37) was granted bail on condition he attend for psychiatric assessment and lives at a south Dublin health centre while his case is before the courts. The gardaí told Dublin [...]