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Liability admitted in case where boy’s cancer not diagnosed for two years A teenage boy with skin cancer who sued over the misdiagnosis of a malignant lesion as benign when he first went to hospital has settled his High Court action for €2 million. To read the full story please visit: https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2022/07/20/teenager-with-skin-cancer-who-sued-over-misdiagnosis-settles-action-for-2m/

Jo-Ann O’Sullivan was a passenger in a car that was hit from behind in August 2016 An appeal court has upheld a €302,000 award to a woman over injuries from a traffic accident. Jo-Ann O’Sullivan (33) banged her head against a headrest which seriously exacerbated an earlier injury, the court heard. To read the full

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital manager acknowledges ‘traumatic events’ experienced by Danny Ryan’s parents A couple whose baby died four days after his birth have said they want a Co Louth hospital, and the HSE in particular, to learn from the mistakes made. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda apologised in the High Court

Judge says emergency services and local authorities were undoubtedly stretched to the limit at the time of the incident The High Court has awarded €117,000 to a woman who suffered a severe ankle injury when she slipped on an icy path. The total value of the award was €175,000 but this was reduced as the

The cases arise from an incident during a flight between Dublin and Zadar in Croatia The first in a series of compensation claims against Ryanair over injuries allegedly sustained during an emergency landing has been settled for around €40,000. The cases arise from an incident during which an aircraft cabin became depressurised on a flight

An injured person who claimed more than £500,000 for lost earnings – while hiding the fact he was still in paid work – has lost his entire damages award because of fundamental dishonesty. In Woodger v Hallas, Mr Justice Julian Knowles overturned a county court ruling that claimant Steven Woodger should still receive around £49,000

In AIB PLC v Dorey [2022] IEHC 317 the plaintiff issued a summary summons on foot of three loans made to the defendant in 2008. It came before the High Court on foot of an application for judgment in default of appearance. Although the application was for judgment in default, with the plaintiff’s consent, the

Proposed reforms to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) should be implemented as swiftly as possible, an Oireachtas committee has said. The joint committee on enterprise, trade and employment has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill. The bill will rename the PIAB as the Personal Injuries

Andrew McGahey and Aoife Ryan of Kennedys examine the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022. The EU Representative Actions Directive (EU) 2020/1828 is to be transposed into Irish law by 25 December 2022, with effect from June 2023. The Directive aims to improve consumers’ access to justice by

A 51-year-old Malahide, Co Dublin, woman, whose €60,000 personal injuries claim has been thrown out in the Circuit Civil Court, was described as “opportunistic” by the judge. Judge James O’Donohoe heard that Lesley Duffy, of Seabury Glen, Malahide, had been involved in what was described by defence barrister Veronica McInerney as a “minor, low-speed, minimal