A workplace industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland has awarded compensation to a woman after she was made fun of due to her west Belfast accent along with being harassed for being female. The workplace...
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Mother and Son Kept Apart for 51 years Sue Adoption Agency for Wrongful Separation Compensation
A mother who claims her son had been illegally adopted, has said she hoped the settlement in her wrongful separation compensation legal action would encourage others to act, and that the authorities would...
Krystle Nightclub Bouncer Assault Compensation of €50,000 Awarded to Two Brothers
Two brothers who were assualted and beaten up by security staff outside Krystle Nightclub in Dublin have been awarded more than €50,000 personal injury compensation. Judge Sarah Berkeley who described the...
€256k PTSD Awarded to Chinese Woman Knocked Down by Car in Dublin
An accountancy student has been awarded more than €250,000 in personal injury compensation damages after a High Court judge found she experienced post-traumatic stress disorder after being struck by a car in...
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Alleged Negligence at Care Home Revealed by Primetime Investigation Unit
Alleged negligence at a care home in County Mayo has been revealed by RTÉ´s Primetime investigation unit. The RTÉ documentary - “Inside Bungalow Three” - centred on the alleged failure to provide an...
Family of Former Engineer Secure Settlement of Compensation for Asbestos Exposure
The family of a former engineer, who recently died from mesothelioma cancer, has secured a settlement of compensation for asbestos exposure. In December last year, 73 year-old Peter McCormack from Whickham in...
Judge Awards Woman €30,500 Compensation for a Wrist Injury in a Car Accident
A woman, who had to give up her professional due to injuries sustained in a crash, has been awarded €30,500 compensation for a wrist injury in a car accident. In December 2011, Denise Murray - a successful...
Interim Settlement of Claim against Consultant Obstetrician Approved in Court
A High Court judge has approved a €2.75 million interim settlement of a twelve-year-old boy´s claim against a consultant obstetrician. James McCarthy from Clonmel in County Tipperary was born by emergency...
Couple Fighting Mortgage Interest Rate Increase Win High Court Appeal
A couple from North Dublin, who are fighting a mortgage interest rate increase which they say is in breach of contract, have won their High Court appeal against the Financial Services Ombudsman. Kenneth and...
Undisclosed Settlement of Compensation for a Slip on a Wet Step Agreed during Hearing
An undisclosed settlement of compensation for a slip on a wet step has been agreed midway through a hearing at the High Court. The compensation claim for a slip on a wet step was brought by William Busteed...
Woman Awarded Compensation for being Sexually Abused by a Neighbour
A woman has been awarded €350,000 compensation for being sexually abused by a neighbour when she was a young girl. Noelle Doyle was just a young girl of seven years when her former neighbour - Sean Connolly...
Cerebral Palsy Compensation Settlement Approved Despite Lack of Proof
The settlement of a teenager´s cerebral palsy compensation claim has been approved at the High Court despite there being a lack of proof over causation. Sixteen-year-old Emma O´Donnell was born at the...
Accident Victims Should Beware of Insurance Companies Offering Fast Settlements
An article in today´s Irish Times reports on concerns that insurance companies offering fast settlements may result in a lack of competitiveness, higher premiums and the settlement of false or exaggerated...
Compensation Claims for Hepatitis A in Frozen Berries Likely to Follow New Warning
Compensation claims for hepatitis A in frozen berries are likely to follow a new warning from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that imported frozen berries should be boiled for at least one minute before...
Claim against Dublin City Council Resolved in High Court
An injury compensation claim against Dublin City Council has been resolved at the High Court in favour of a man who suffered a severe brain injury when being run over by a refuse lorry. Padraig Hearns´ night...
Judge Allows Claim for Medication Side Effects to Go Ahead after Denying an Application to Dismiss
A High Court judge has allowed a claim for medication side effects to go ahead after the company who manufactured the medication applied to have the case thrown out. Lorna Savage was granted the go-ahead to...