Irish Court Assesses Damages Under EU Law
For the first time the Irish High Court has assessed compensation in a personal injuries case under the laws of another EU state. Peter Kelly from Dublin had sued a French insurer after being hit by a municipality van while holidaying in the South of France. He suffered serious injury to his hip and subsequently required […]
€11.5m Awarded for Minor Requiring Lifetime Care
Cullen Kennedy, a minor who suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident in 2008 leaving him permanently in a wheelchair has been awarded the sum of €11.5 million euros by the High Court. A settlement was reached before the case went to a full hearing. This award is the biggest in a personal injuries action […]
Proposed Personal Insolvency Legislation
The UK has had 150,000 people enter some type of arrangement every year. This means we could be looking at roughly 40,000 applications in the first year when the legislation is passed. The new agency to be established will be based on the UK equivalent and will essentially oversee a non-judicial personal insolvency system. The new […]
