Personal Injury

Lodging Medical Reports with PIAB Applications: Understanding the Obligations Navigating a personal injury claim can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with the requirements set by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in Ireland. One critical obligation you must fulfil is lodging a medical report with your PIAB application. Understanding these rules is essential to ensure […]

Court of Appeal Ruling: Reducing Awards for Multiple Injuries The recent decision by the Court of Appeal to reduce compensation awards for multiple injuries has significant implications for personal injury claims in Ireland. This ruling aims to bring consistency and fairness to the compensation process, but it also introduces new challenges for those seeking justice

PIAB Awards: Acceptance & Rejection Rules Explained Navigating a personal injury claim can be daunting, especially when dealing with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in Ireland. Understanding the rules governing the acceptance or rejection of PIAB awards is crucial to ensure you receive fair compensation. In this article, we’ll break down these rules and

In response to growing concerns about the rising costs of insurance premiums in Ireland, the government unveiled its Action Plan for Insurance Reform late last year. As part of this initiative, new Personal Injuries Guidelines came into force on April 24 2021. The Guidelines aim to reduce overall awards for claims by setting out parameters for the

Of the drivers killed in road accidents in 2019, one-fifth were not wearing seatbelts. Because failure to wear a seatbelt is such a risk factor for death and injury on roads, the law does its best to encourage drivers and passengers to use them at all times. If a member of An Garda Síochána catches

According to coverage from the Waterford News & Star, Waterford was mentioned in the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes more than 120 times. The report detailed abuses and neglect in several types of institutions, including mother and baby homes, county homes, industrial schools, and Magdalene laundries. The publication of the report on

Repetitive strain injuries are a diverse group of conditions that cause bodily pain, usually in upper limbs. These injuries usually come about due to repeated movement over a long period of time, rather than a single incident. When people think of workplace injuries, they often picture physical labourers. However, repetitive strain injuries can result from a

There was a famous case some years ago (Kelly -v- Hennessy 1995) in which the Plaintiff’s husband and two daughters suffered severe injuries in a car accident. The Plaintiff (wife/mother) was informed by telephone of the incident and immediately went straight to the hospital where she saw members of her injured family in a very

This is probably one of the most prevalent enquiries we get where people have accidents, be it on the footpath or on the roadway, which are public places.  The Local Authority is normally the party that a claim such as this is taken against. The law on this matter is very old but is still

Prior to 2004, the Statute allowed a period of 3 years within which to take a Personal Injury Claim, however, the Courts Act of 2004 reduced that to 2 years in respect of personal injuries based on negligence, nuisance or breach of duty. In the case of medical /dental negligence, generally speaking the period is 2 years