There has been a vigorous debate in Ireland over the last 12 months or so about insurance, the cost of insurance, personal injury claims, bogus claims, excessive awards from the Courts, small businesses struggling to afford rising insurance premiums, and so on. The Courts appear to be showing a greater enthusiasm to scrutinise personal injury … Read more
A Supreme Court decision of November 2019 provides some hope for anyone facing a summary summons action against them to have a debt judgment awarded. The case is Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank and Joseph O’Malley and involved a vitally important decision of the Supreme Court as to the level of detail the lender must … Read more
A defamation case involving a graduate of Maynooth University and the Luas service is an instructive one to take a look at when it comes to considering defamation law in Ireland. The background to the case involved Mr Diop, a “coloured gentleman” according to the High Court, boarding the Luas transport service with a valid … Read more