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A significant decision has issued in which the High Court refused an application to dismiss a plaintiff’s personal injury claim despite the existence of a compromise agreement which expressly provided for a full and final settlement of all claims. From Leman Solicitors: “Had the plaintiff taken legal advice (as the agreement claims she did) then […]

An article in the latest issue of People Management Magazine casts a light on the HR and Employment law ramifications raised by plot elements of the hit film Miss Congeniality. In the movie, agent Eric Matthews, in an attempt to identify which member of his team would be the best choice to go undercover at

Plans to enhance and reform the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in a bid to encourage more claimants and respondents to use it have been given the go-ahead by ministers. https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/piab-to-be-enhanced-and-reformed-through-new-legislation#:~:text=Under%20the%20legislation%2C%20the%20new,identity%20on%20application%20and%20disclose The government has approved the general scheme of the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill and has now given the green light to the drafting

https://thoughtleadership.leman.ie/post/102higt/employment-case-review-application-to-dismiss-personal-injury-claim-refused By Amy McNicholas, 10th February 2022 BACKGROUND Ms Hennessy (the “Plaintiff”) was employed by Ladbrokes (Ireland) Limited (the “Defendant”) as a customer service manager from 22 April 1998 until her employment ended, due to redundancy, on 11 August 2015. At the time, the Plaintiff signed a Compromise Agreement (the “Agreement”) which included a clause

Robert Troy: ‘If someone wants to reject their award and bring it to court and the court doesn’t increase the award any further, well then, they’re going to have to pay for that’ By Michael Brennan, 6th February 2022 https://www.businesspost.ie/insurance/new-bill-may-push-more-legal-costs-on-those-who-take-insurers-to-court-5b5866e8 Personal injury claimants face the prospect of large legal bills if they decline an offer

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/boy-12-dies-after-car-he-was-driving-collided-with-lorry-in-co-limerick-1.4799551 Child was sole occupant of the Nissan Qashqai involved in crash on N21 near Adare A 12-year-old boy was killed when the car he was driving collided with a lorry in Co Limerick in the early hours of Friday. The boy, who is believed to be from the Newcastle West area, was pronounced dead

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2022/0207/1278382-wexford-boy-award/ A boy who jumped off a wall and landed on broken glass in a town council garden has been awarded over €50,000 by the High Court. Gavin Wall was ten years of age when he cut his hand on the glass at New Ross Town Council Gardens, Co Wexford four years ago. He was

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60327304 A holidaymaker who lost his false teeth while vomiting into a bin on a boozy night out in Benidorm was stunned when they turned up in the post 11 years on. Paul Bishop, 63, said he “fell ill” after drinking cider during a night out in the Spanish party resort in 2011. After Paul’s

Three dental practices among those criticised by watchdog in latest inspection report https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/seven-medical-practices-non-compliant-with-radiation-rules-hiqa-finds-1.4798107 By Tim O’Brien, 9th February 2022 Seven out of 12 medical practices – including three dental practices – inspected by Hiqa have been found to be in breach of regulations concerning the control of exposure to ionising radiation. Medical exposure to ionising

Lisa Sheehan awarded €87,000 over stress from witnessing ‘horror’ aftermath of crash https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/court-upholds-finding-deceased-driver-s-estate-liable-for-woman-s-trauma-1.4793908 The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a decision in favour of a woman who suffered post-traumatic stress after she saw the partially decapitated body of a motorist who had just crashed head-on with a bus. Lisa Sheehan (37), a married mother-of-two