Hospital caterer challenges award under new personal injury guidelines
Personal injuries board failed to give adequate reasons for award, woman claims
FBD ‘confident’ on growth even as inflation fuels motor and property claims
Average premium falls 1% with private motor insurance premiums down 9% on last year
Legal world divided on legacy of retiring High Court president
Mary Irvine angered barristers with guidelines slashing minor personal injury awards
The Irish Times view on insurance premiums: a load of hot air
The fiction that one can do better financiallyby by bypassing PIAB is propagated by vested interests
Guidelines slashing awards for minor injuries hurt low income workers, solicitor claims
The value of claims do not allow for proper compensation of many claimants
Personal injury awards: New guidelines’ impact ‘a bit of a shock’
Head of assessment board says awards recalibrated in line with international norms
'Colossal' drop in personal injury awards which fall by 42% after new guidelines
PIAB guidelines have ‘immediate and colossal’ impact on insurance payouts
High Court president Ms Justice Mary Irvine to retire in July
First woman to be appointed to role to step down after two years
New Bill for ‘merit-based’ process for appointing judges approved
All candidates for judicial appointment and promotion must be interviewed
Judges slashed damages for minor personal injuries under an unconstitutional law, court told
Minister must have thought ‘all her Christmas’ came together’ when damages cut
Legal challenge to guidelines on personal injury awards opens
Woman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000
Average award for minor personal injury fell to €13,825 last year
Meath County Council paid €8.7m over five years to meet trip and slip and other claims
Have new guidelines derailed the personal injury awards gravy train?
One year on from reforms, insurers are waiting to see how claims play out in court
Judges to have power to set minimum sentences in murder cases under new proposals
The proposal is included among 159 actions in the Justice Plan 2022
Judicial misconduct complaints procedure needs to be ‘more transparent’
Authors of ICCL report welcome progress on issues but suggest Act requires further work
Guide for public on reasons for sentences published by body for State’s judges
Information covers a range of offences and explains factors behind decision making
The Irish Times view on the District Court: ripe for reform
The workhorse of the courts system needs more investment and accountability
Insurers claim spike in PIAB award rejections limit premium cuts
Number of challenges to laws underpinning award guidelines have been launched
Challenge to constitutionality of parts of laws that established Judicial Council
Director claims his rights were breached when council voted to introduce personal injuries guidelines which will reduce injuries awards
State insists guidelines slashing personal injury awards are for the ‘common good’
Opposition to challenges will focus on controlling insurance costs and promoting consistency in personal injury awards
Actors to role-play sexual assault court cases with judges
Course aims to ensure judiciary function appropriately around vulnerable people
Boy and his grandmother challenge new personal injury award guidelines
Grandmother fears she could get damages of less than €50,000 rather than up to €91,000
Judges face dilemma as personal injury awards guidelines are challenged
Challenges set to double in coming weeks
Judicial complaints regime expected to ‘go live’ in first half of next year
Introduction of system seen as key to increasing, and maintaining, public confidence
Prison sentencing guidelines to factor in costs of punishments
Judges eager for new guidelines covering domestic and sexual violence cases
New Chief Justice takes over at an exciting time for Supreme Court
Donal O’Donnell described as a cautious innovator and a ‘rock of common sense’
Personal injury awards down 40% under new guidelines, report finds
Nearly half of PIAB assessments are now for less than €10,000, new figures show
Retired chief justice Frank Clarke on his life in law: 'I think I found the hole that suited my peg'
The outgoing chief justice was the first member of his family to go to university
New to the bench: judges to be trained for the first time
Ethics, bias and sensitivity training will help judges who feel ‘thrown in the deep end’
Personal injury claims drop in 2020 amid Covid restrictions
PIAB chief says lower claims environment is ripe for premium reductions
Maintaining public confidence in the judicial system is crucial
The work of the Judicial Council can enhance consistency and transparency
The Irish Times view on the Judicial Council: getting there
New guidelines on judges’ conduct and discipline cannot come soon enough
Ethical guidelines for judges to be considered in bid to close ‘accountability gap’
Framework for judicial conduct to pave way for new disciplinary regime for judges
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