State attempting to reach settlements with Air Corps chemical victims, Tánaiste says
Cases relating to exposure to dangerous chemicals used in aircraft maintenance are due before the courts
State Claims Agency
Denis O’Brien paid €5.8 million for Moriarty Tribunal legal costs
Payment from State Claims Agency believed to be largest ever for tribunal witness
Majority of Irish homeowners to see property tax increases this year
Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders
Drop in payouts for medical negligence cases leads to reduction in compensation paid by State
Compensation payments from the State Claims Agency across all categories were down almost €90m last year
‘Part of the CV is to be unshockable’: the man who decides on legal costs
State’s first chief legal costs adjudicator says legal costs claims are ‘high’ rather than ‘excessive’
Moriarty tribunal pays Collery legal costs 17 years after finding he lied under oath
‘Arrangements continue’ for ‘full and final wind-down’ of tribunal established 27 years ago, says Department of the Taoiseach
One in three believe Ireland’s personal injuries claim process is unfair, says poll
Injuries Resolution Board made €170m awards in 2023, down more than €100m since 2019
Dedicated High Court list for medical negligence cases could reduce costs, lawyers say
Report by Medical Protection Society found medical negligence cases take longer and cost more in Ireland than in many countries
Irish medical negligence legal costs among highest in world, report says
Slow pace of legal actions is damaging patients and doctors’ mental wellbeing, says Medical Protection Society
Employers urged to manage risks for workers required to view sensitive images
Protections against psychological harm need to be put in place to safeguard employee health and guard against legal actions, employers told
‘Matter of time’ before young adults leaving care take legal action against State, advocate warns
Retired District Court judge intervenes in ‘unprecedented crisis’ in services for children most at risk
Solicitor firm that represented Vicky Phelan earned €6.68m from State in medical negligence claims in 18 months
Cian O’Carroll, Ms Phelan’s lawyer, says patients would prefer quality medical care to damages
SCA spends €532m to resolve claims against State agencies
This was nearly €37m higher than the previous year
Justice Deirdre Murphy on a broken legal system, ‘corporatisation’ and too many barristers
‘Big firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune’
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