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Personal Injury Awards in Ireland – Understanding Your Rights
NewsPersonal Injury Awards in Ireland – Understanding Your Rights Suffering a personal injury can be overwhelming. Whether it happens at work, in a public place, at home, or in a road traffic accident, the consequences can be lifechanging. On top of the physical and emotional impact, many people are left worrying about their financial security…
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Waterford Solicitors Enjoy Scenic Greenway Cycle and Networking Event
NewsRecently, our partner solicitor, Finola Cronin, organised a delightful Greenway cycle from Kilmacthomas to Dungarvan on behalf of the Waterford Law Society. The ride was a wonderful opportunity for solicitors from Waterford City and Dungarvan to come together, enjoy the scenic route, and strengthen connections outside the office. After a refreshing day on two wheels,…
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Wills & Probate – WLR Interview
NewsOne of our solicitors – Danny Morrissey – was on WLR FM Radio recently. He was discussing the importance of making a will and issues such as Assisted Decision Making. The interview got a lot of positive feedback so we decided to make it available on our website for people to listen to. It’s great…
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Family Law
NewsDivorce – Disclosing Assets In divorce proceedings, the parties are obliged to disclose what assets they own and what income or inheritance they might have received in the three years preceding their separation. If a party is caught hiding any assets or being untruthful in disclosure of their wealth, it will prejudice their case and will undermine their integrity. Therefore, in divorce…
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NewsSupreme Court finds hospital consultant properly dismissed despite mitigating report from independent expert. A consultant who was suspended from his post and put on administrative leave, took on his employer not only in internal hearings but also in the High Court, Court of Appeal and finally the Supreme Court. This long running dismissal saga began…
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NewsAccident on Pet Farm The plaintiff had booked the defendant’s pet farm for her daughter’s birthday party. She claimed that she was injured when she slipped on what she alleged was the wet floor in the reception area of the premises. She claimed that she suffered severe personal injuries in her fall, loss, damage, and inconvenience. She…
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NewsComplaint of Overcrowding Led to Wrongful Eviction Dublin District Court heard a case where a tenant, who had complained to the landlord of overcrowding, had all her belongings removed from her apartment, without her knowledge or consent, by the landlord. The tenant had been at work when the landlord removed all her belongings. …
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NewsClaim denied because of ‘opportunism’. A plaintiff was involved in a minor road traffic accident at the traffic lights junction on the Stillorgan Dual Carriageway near the Radisson Hotel. The plaintiff claimed that she suffered whiplash injuries when the defendant’s Land Rover car collided with the rear of her Audi car while she was stationary at…
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NewsDiscrimination The claimant was at Emerald Park, formerly known as Tayto Park the amusement centre, and sought priority to skip a queue because of her disability. She showed the operators her disability driver’s badge, her driver’s license for an adapted car and her Public Services Card but could not find medical correspondence to prove to their satisfaction that she…
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NewsInjury sustained by dog bite. The plaintiff in this case suffered horrific injuries from a pit bull terrier while visiting her friend’s house. The dog was under the control of the friend’s parents whom the plaintiff sued for negligence and breach of statutory duty under the Control of Dogs Act. The plaintiff was in her friend’s…
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