Articles - DAC Beachcroft

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New Personal Injuries Guidelines in Republic of Ireland

New Personal Injuries Guidelines in Republic of Ireland

New Judicial Guidelines for personal injuries awards in the Republic of Ireland will apply from 24th April. The Guidelines will dramatically reduce th ...

New guidelines dramatically reduce Irish general damages

New guidelines dramatically reduce Irish general damages

On Saturday 6th March all 166 Irish Judges met virtually to vote on whether the Personal Injuries Guidelines drafted by a committee of 7 Judges should ...

Ireland - The Law Relating to Fraud and its recent Interpretation by the Circuit Court

Ireland - The Law Relating to Fraud and its recent Interpretation by the Circuit Court

The recent Judgment of the President of the Circuit Court, Mr Justice Raymond Groarke, in the linked cases of Peter Slattery v Belinda McLoughlin & ...

Injury Risk Update November 2017: Update from the Court of Appeal

Injury Risk Update November 2017: Update from the Court of Appeal

In the matter of Gore (A Minor) Suing by His Mother and Next Friend -v- Walsh & Anor [2017] IECA 278 Judge Mary Irvine ruled in the Court of Appea ...

Staged RTAs and the difficulties of succeeding under Section 26

Staged RTAs and the difficulties of succeeding under Section 26

Darragh, Kevin and Ivan Hunter, Aaron Keely and ors v Feeney, Gareth and Ryans Investments (N.I.) Ltd, trading as Hertz Rent a Car This case was an ap ...

A Quick Guide to the Updated Book of Quantum

A Quick Guide to the Updated Book of Quantum

The long awaited updated Book of Quantum was released on 5 October 2016. The updated Book introduces some new injuries as well as including additional ...