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The demand for in home care and home support services in Ireland has seen a significant increase in recent years, largely due to an aging population and the desire on the part of many elderly people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. 

The Court of Appeal, in the case of O’Neill v Birthisle[1] upheld the dismissal of a medical negligence claim where the plaintiff had not obtained an expert report eight years after the claim had issued.

The Court of Appeal recently reduced an award of damages granted by the High Court in view of the trial judge’s approach to assessing quantum, clarifying how quantum is to be determined where there are multiple injuries inflicted at the same time.

The High Court recently gave judgment in a claim for nervous shock arising from the death of the plaintiff’s husband. In a considered decision in the case of Germaine v Day [2024] IEHC 420, the High Court examined the law applicable to nervous shock claims arising from alleged medical negligence, a

Hayes solicitors recently had the pleasure of visiting ARC Cancer Support Centres at its Eccles Street service to announce the partnership with ARC for the Torch of Hope event, which will be Hayes solicitors’ second year sponsoring the event.

The long-awaited report of the Expert Working Group advising the Minister for Justice in relation to the discount rate has been published. The recommendations of the Expert Group, when implemented, will provide greater certainty for plaintiffs and defendants in personal injuries litigation.