Legal News (Healthcare Law)

Costs Differential Orders are a useful tool in a defendant’s arsenal to ensure plaintiffs issue cases in the appropriate court jurisdiction. Calderbank Letters offer a mechanism to defendants to facilitate the early resolution of claims.

Consent orders in personal injury cases are a common occurrence. A consent order is an order made by the Court in terms that have been agreed by the parties to the proceedings and which are submitted to the Court for approval. 

The recent High Court judgment in Murphy v Palmer [2021] IEHC 154 reiterated the onus of proof which a defendant must meet to successfully bring an application to dismiss a plaintiff’s personal injuries claim for providing evidence which is false or misleading.

This recent judgment from the UK Supreme Court considered the difficult question of what compensation is appropriate when another issue, unconnected to any negligent advice, arises.

Hayes solicitors LLP are pleased to announce four new Partners to the firm.

Under the Rules of the Superior Courts, a Summons (the document that initiates legal proceedings) remains in force for a 12-month period from the day it is issuedIf the Summons is not served on the defendant(s) within that 12-month period, it expires and cannot then be validly served.