Legal News (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

Described by Chief Justice Susan Denham as the “most important development” in the judicial system since independence, the Court of Appeal was established on 29 October 2014. Our Healthcare Team outlines how the new court works.

In her judgment of Wednesday 4 June in Joseph Hewitt –v- the Health Service Executive, Ms Justice Baker concluded that the Plaintiff, Mr Hewitt, who had issued proceedings on 25 January 2012, was not statute barred from taking a wrongful death action against the HSE over the death of his wife in June 2010.

In a recent decision involving a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) in a National School, who made a claim of bullying and harassment treatment against her employer, the Board of Management of St. Anne’s School, the High Court found against the employer and awarded €255,276 for damages and loss of earnings.

Hayes solicitors hosted a major conference on the need for radical reform of medical negligence litigation in Ireland.

New monetary jurisdiction limits for the District and Circuit Courts are due to commence on 3 February 2014. The changes are provided for in Section 2(1) and Part 3 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013.

A Plaintiff has pleaded guilty to providing false and misleading information to a solicitor and is to be the first person to be prosecuted under the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004.