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Legislation allowing for mediation of motor liability personal injury cases is to be commenced later this year

Injuries Board begins mediating public liability claims

Public liability personal injury claims can now be mediated for resolution by the Injuries Resolution Board in a development which its hoped will help further bring down insurance costs.

Business • 08 May 24

A seven-judge court is hearing a direct appeal against a High Court decision which has important implications for personal injuries awards

Challenge against personal injuries guidelines opens

An appeal against the High Court's dismissal of a test challenge aimed at setting aside guidelines regarding personal injury awards has opened before the Supreme Court.

Personal Injury • 28 Feb 23

Awards in personal injury cases in the High Court dropped by nearly 19% last year

Awards in personal injury cases drop by nearly a fifth

Awards in personal injury cases in the High Court have dropped by nearly 19%. The figures for last year were published today in the Courts Service Annual Report for 2018.

Courts • 08 Jul 19

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board decides the value of a personal injury claim where liability is undisputed

Limerick tops the list for injury claims

Limerick received proportionally more awards at the Personal Injuries Assessment Board than any other county in Ireland over the ten-year period from 2007 to 2016, an analysis from RTÉ Investigates has found.

Courts • 31 May 18

Call for changes to personal injury lump sums

A High Court judge has called for legislation to allow the courts to make payments on a periodic basis in catastrophic personal injury cases, instead of one off lump sums.

News • 26 Jul 12

The payment was the largest in a personal injury case

Record €11.5m settlement awarded after car crash

The largest settlement in a personal injury case in the history of the State was agreed at the High Court today when €11.5m was given to a ten-year-old boy from Loughrea, Co Galway.

Ireland • 20 Apr 12