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Even in cases where very serious injury has occurred, you still have to prove it happened because of an act or omission of medical negligence. You must establish that a hospital or consultant owed you a duty to take reasonable care of you as their patient, that they breached that professional duty and that directly led to the injuries suffered by the patient. It is a lot easier to claim against other motorists or playground owners than it is to claim against your own surgeon

An Overview If a person or organisation makes an untrue comment or statement about another person, that person can sue for defamation. In say a work situation where you believed that a colleague did some act or omission that was not permitted regarding their work which might harm the business in some way and you felt obliged to report this to the employer, this would be a privileged statement . In doing so the protection only applies if you honestly believed that the stateme

What is a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)? A CPO is a legal order which allows certain statutory bodies, such as local authorities, which need to acquire land or property for large projects (e.g. road widening or Luas schemes) to do so without the consent of the owner where a compelling case in the public interest can be demonstrated. Compulsory purchase powers enable a local authority to acquire land, property, and other interests compulsorily to carry out their public func

In Ireland, the legal costs for medical negligence cases are among the highest in the world due to the protracted and adversarial nature of the claims process. In some cases, known as catastrophic , a huge payment or series of payments can be made and as a general rule, such multimillion Euro payments mean that legal fees are correspondingly higher. How Legal Costs in Medical Negligence cases Work "No Win No Fee" Arrangements: Many solicitors offer "no win no fee" arrang

A mother and daughter sought to change a pair of shoes in the Christian Louboutin Boutique in Brown Thomas. The daughter claimed that the...

Most people are familiar with medical negligence which involves an action against doctors, surgeons and perhaps the HSE itself. Risk...