The High Court decision in Rossiter v Donlon is a useful one to look at when it comes to increasing our understanding of professional negligence, and what you need to prove to bring home such a legal action. Background The background to the case is that Ms. Rossiter sued Dr. Donlon for professional negligence arising … Read more
A secondary school student has had his High Court legal action thrown out by the Judge. The background is the student was suspended from a secondary school over the allegation that he had sold €20 worth of cannabis in the school. The student admitted using the cannabis which was found in his schoolbag on the … Read more
Choosing which Court to pursue your legal proceedings in is an important decision with a potentially costly outcome if you pursue your cause of action in the wrong Court. Two recent cases illustrate this: Moin -v- Sicika and O’Malley -v- McEvoy Two personal injuries cases were brought in the High Court but the awards were … Read more
Were you worried in the lead up to GDPR? Has the danger passed? Are you just keeping the head down and hoping for the best? Are you in a good place with respect to compliance or do you still have some concerns but hope the fears generated were exaggerated? Just to remind you new … Read more
Most people are aware that the cost of legal proceedings, particularly litigation proceedings in the High Court, are incredibly expensive. I have previously written about certain tools you can use to compromise or settle legal proceedings: Calderbank letter and lodgments. I have also written about the use of ‘without prejudice’ communications to attempt to settle … Read more