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By Andrew Phelan, 4th April 2022 A man who shoplifted marshmallows and chocolate was “disgusted with himself” over the theft, a court heard. Michael Collins (34), who was “absolutely mortified”, went on to miss a court date when he “put his head in the sand”. Judge Treasa Kelly applied the Probation Act, leaving him without […]

By Charlie Weston Insurance companies have been accused of turning Ireland into “treasure island” with claims they are on course to make super-profits this year. The Alliance for Insurance Reform called on the Government to do more to boost competition in the market. And the chairman of the Consumers’ Association of Ireland, Michael Kilcoyne, said

Irish consumers will be able to bring collective claims to the High Court under new legislation announced by ministers yesterday. The legislation will transpose into Irish law a proposed new EU directive aimed at facilitating coordination and effective action from national consumer authorities at EU level and reinforcing public enforcement action and better protection of

Personal Injuries Assessment Board says cost increase for insurers will expand service and won’t affect premiums https://www.businesspost.ie/legal/piab-ratchets-up-fees-to-offset-eur35m-deficit-395f118a By Michael Brennan, 28th March 2022 The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is hiking case fees from €600 to €1,000 to reduce the multimillion euro budget deficit at the government body. PIAB charges a fee to insurance companies

By Ray Managh A woman who walked into doors and smashed her front teeth has been awarded more than €16,500 damages. Information technology executive Roseanna McDonald received the award despite having been held partly responsible for an accident at her former workplace. The case of Ms McDonald led Judge Dara Hayes in the Circuit Civil

By Tim Healy A girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a car driven by a doctor struck her at a pedestrian crossing has settled a High Court action for almost €3m. Ashleigh Carroll, then 14, was walking to school when she was propelled into the air by the car which had sped along

By Shane Phelan, Legal Affairs Editor 15 March 2022 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/2bn-case-in-flux-as-lawyers-seek-to-drop-russian-clients-41447441.html A lawsuit involving claims of corporate raiding by an oligarch with close links to Russian president Vladimir Putin is in “a state of flux” after two Irish law firms indicated they wished to withdraw from representing Russian defendants. The long-running case involves claims billionaire Dmitri

Judges rules there was no contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff By Ellen O’Riordan, 9th March 2022 he High Court has awarded €126,000 to a passenger over injuries sustained after the bus she was travelling on came to a sudden stop to avoid a collision. In a judgment, Ms Justice Emily Egan found

‘He just never stopped being astonishing with how brave he was,’ says former Dublin classmate By Sarah Burns, 15 March 2022 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/irish-journalist-pierre-zakrzewski-killed-in-ukraine-after-vehicle-hit-by-russian-shelling-1.4827713 An Irish journalist working as a Fox News cameraman, Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine on Monday has been described as a passionate and talented individual with an “indomitable”

Mohammad Aldasouqi failed to establish a breach of duty of care, judge rules https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/security-man-loses-action-against-dunnes-over-fall-while-trying-to-fix-camera-1.4822726 The High Court has dismissed an action against Dunnes Stores over an incident in which a security manager claimed he fell off a defective ladder when attempting to fix a security camera in a store. Mohammad Aldasouqi, who was a security