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Personal Injury Claim For School Yard Fall Dismissed

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Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Draft Amended Personal Injuries Guidelines Submitted To The Minister For Justice

Further to a meeting of the Judicial Council on 31 January 2025, the draft amendments to the Personal Injuries Guidelines, (Draft Amended Guidelines) have been submitted to the Minister for Justice pursuant...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries Claim: High Court Draws Inference From Failure To Call GP Witnesses

In Daly v Ryans Investments Limited T/A Hertz [2024] IEHC 703, the court had particular regard to the plaintiff's decision not to call as witnesses her treating GPs and the GP whose report was submitted...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Rules PIAB Authorisation Not Required For Emotional Distress

The Supreme Court in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance plc [2025] IESC 37 has clarified that a claim for emotional disturbances, such as anxiety...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries: 50% Contributory Negligence As Both Parties Equally To Blame

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Insurance Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025

Ireland Insurance

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Dillon Eustace

Kandaurova v Circle K Energy Group Limited [2025] IECA 13 (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Oireachtas Approval Will Not Be Sought For Proposed Changes To Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New High Court Practice Directions Introduced For Clinical Negligence Actions

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New Government Action Plan On Insurance: Personal Injury Claims In Focus

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

A Brief Overview Of The Occupiers Liability Act 1995 (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Data Breach Claims

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

"Very, Very Modest Awards": GDPR & Personal Injury Claims

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Data Breach Claims: Supreme Court Decision Clarifies The Law Regarding Data Breach Claims For Mental Distress

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Resilience Video Series: Building Strength In Uncertainty (Video)

Ireland Technology

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Arthur Cox

Doing Business In... 2025: Law And Practice

Ireland Commercial

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Matheson

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

'Good Jobs' Podcast: Unpacking The Way Forward (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Lewis Silkin

AI And Funds Tokenization: The Regulatory Experiences In Ireland To Date

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Clarifies Emotional Distress Claims: PIAB Authorisation Not Required

On 25 July 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal decision in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37, which clarifies the treatment of emotional distress claims...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Wheelbarrows And Workplace Risk: The High Court Clarifies The Limits Of Employer Liability

On 26 June 2025, the High Court (Twomey J) delivered judgment in Lawless v Keatley, reaffirming a "common sense" approach to employer's liability.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Judgment Confirms That Proposed Uplift To Personal Injury Guideline Awards Do Not Apply Pending Enactment Of The Relevant Statutory Instrument

On 12th May 2025, Mr Justice O Higgins, sitting at the High Court in Cork confirmed that the updated Guidelines do not apply and to increase awards by the proposed 16.7% is not permissible in the absence of the enacting legislation.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

A recent Dublin District Court decision, reported by the Irish time on 16 April 2025, has sparked considerable discussion regarding the liability of e-bike users involved in collisions.

Ireland Insurance

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RDJ LLP

New High Court Practice Directions For Clinical Negligence Claims

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

New Practice Directions For Medical Cases

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Clinical Negligence List In Irish High Court Established

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

New High Court Practice Direction For Clinical Negligence Trial Dates

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Update On Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Product Liability Directive

European Union Consumer

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Matheson

Is Distress, Upset Or Anxiety A Form Of Personal Injury? - Supreme Court To Hear Appeal That Will Impact Future Of Personal Data Breach Claims

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

What Does A Fire Brigade, A Ditch, And A Playground Have In Common?

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 31/10/2024

Ireland Technology

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Matheson

Product Liability Directive

On 18 November 2024, the Product Liability Directive (the "PLD") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...

European Union Consumer

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Matheson

Is Distress, Upset Or Anxiety A Form Of Personal Injury? - Supreme Court To Hear Appeal That Will Impact Future Of Personal Data Breach Claims

It has been confirmed that the much-anticipated Supreme Court hearing of the appeal of the decision of Dillon v Irish Life [2024] will be heard on the 17 December 2024.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

What Does A Fire Brigade, A Ditch, And A Playground Have In Common?

Three dismissed Plaintiff personal injury claims and the RDJ defence Litigation department.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 31/10/2024

On 24 October 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") publishedOpens in new window its sixth annual private motor insurance report ("Report") of the national claims information database ("NCID").

Ireland Technology

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Matheson

Occupiers Liability - Case Law Update

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

High Court: Injuries Resolution Board Authorisation Required For Certain Data Breach Claims

In Dillon v Irish Life Assurance plc [2024] IEHC 203, the High Court has held that proceedings brought by a plaintiff seeking damages for inter alia distress...

Ireland Privacy

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Dillon Eustace

New Developments Relating To The Personal Injuries Guidelines

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment on quantum in a personal injuries case, where it held the award was disproportionate and failed to comply with the Personal Injuries Guidelines (Guidelines).

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Contributory Negligence Finding Despite Adherence To Speed Limit

The High Court, in James v Halliday [2024] IEHC 281, has held that the estate of a tractor driver was 75% liable for a fatal road traffic accident, which also caused significant injuries...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Confirms Personal Injury Guidelines Are Legally Binding

The Supreme Court, in Delaney v The Personal Injuries Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General [2024] IESC10, has upheld the legality...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Affirms The Legality Of Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Judge Calls For Clarity On Personal Injury Settlement Orders

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

High Court Stays Personal Injury Proceedings To Allow A Medical Examination By A Second Orthopaedic Surgeon For The Defendant

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

The 6th Motor Insurance Directive: New Regulations In Force

European Union Insurance

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Dillon Eustace

Product Liability Comparative Guide

Ireland Consumer

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Mason Hayes & Curran

PIAB Now Known As The Injuries Resolution Board And Offering A New Mediation Service

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

High Court Refuses Request To Reject A Formally Accepted PIAB Assessment

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries In Irish Schools - An Update

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Position On Discovery Of Post Accident Medical Records

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Quashes PIAB Assessment Due To Inadequate Information

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Oireachtas Joint Committee Report On Defamation Reform May Raise Eyebrows

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

The Personal Injury Guidelines - An Update

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Overview of changes to Irish Occupier's Liability Act

Ireland Litigation

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Kennedys

Changes To The Duty Of Care Owed By Occupiers

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

S.1.391 25 Years On - And The Harrington Undertaking

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

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