Legal News (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

Following a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal emphasising the need for regard to the Book of Quantum in assessing personal injuries awards, the Court of Appeal has once more reduced the sum of damages awarded to a plaintiff on a similar basis.

This practice note was published in association with Practical Law, Thomson Reuters online legal know how service. It provides an overview of limitation periods under the Statute of Limitations 1957 in Ireland.

The Court of Appeal has delivered a recent judgment in McKeown v Crosby in which it reduced the level of damages awarded to the plaintiff in a personal injuries case on the basis of policy concerns and emphasised the need for regard to the Book of Quantum.

A recent report by the European Commission has expressed concern about Ireland's defamation laws.  The comments appear in the Commission Staff Working Document relating to Ireland, as part of its 2020 Rule of Law Report.

The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law on 6 August 2020 to respond to the challenges that the Irish legal profession faces due to Covid-19.

In a District Court prosecution this week, CORU succeeded in obtaining convictions in respect of two individuals who were found to be using the titles of ‘Occupational Therapist’ and ‘Speech and Language Therapist’ without the requisite CORU registration,