Statute of Limitations The term Statue of Limitations refers to the law which states the length of time a person has to make a personal injury compensation claim following an accident. If not made within the appropriate time, the claim is lost no matter how serious the injury may be. […]
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Lessons learned from school accident
Injury There was an interesting recent High Court case just prior to Christmas where a student who sustained an injury while playing hockey lost a High Court action over an injury sustained. It seems the student in question slipped on wet grass as she retrieved a ball that had gone […]
Injured Abroad? Claim in Ireland
Any road traffic accident, especially involving personal injury, is a stressful and traumatic experience, all the more so when it happens abroad, away from home and support. Such accidents are increasingly common now with so many Irish people taking their cars to the UK and Europe on holiday. A useful […]
State Benefits Claw-Back in Personal Injury Compensation Claims
As we are all well aware our cash-strapped Government has been searching high and low for new streams of revenue in taxes and other charges and the Department of Social Protection has now got in on the act. Under the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013 new provisions are coming […]