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October 13, 2021
An 11-year-old boy with cerebral palsy who sued over the circumstances of his birth has settled his High Court action for also €20 million.
October 13, 2021
The Labour Court has rejected a claim that having to retire at 65 is age discrimination.
October 12, 2021
A man has brought a High Court challenge after his road incident injuries claim was assessed as minor by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board under new guidelines reducing awards, particularly for minor injuries.
October 11, 2021
A review of penal policy is to be carried out before the end of the year and will include a review of how remission is applied to prisoners.
October 11, 2021
Egan v Fenlon [2021] IEHC 625 (High Court (General), Allen J, 5 October 2021)
The High Court, in defamation proceedings brought by a solicitor against an unincorporated association, orders the plaintiff to provide further particulars so that the defendants know in broad outline the case which they have to meet, and to make discovery of certain categories of documents relating to professional claims or complaints against the plaintiff.
October 8, 2021
The Chief Justice Mr Frank Clarke is to step down as he retires before he turns 70 on 10 October.
October 7, 2021
Director of Public Prosecutions v PR [2020] IECA 347 (Court of Appeal (criminal), Kennedy J, 23 September 2021)
The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against conviction for sexual assault, finding as follows: (a) the trial judge's charge to the jury had been imbalanced and amounted to an error in principle where he had read the entire transcript of the interviews with the child complainant, rather than summarising the evidence, and then instructed the jury that this was the complainant's evidence making no mention of cross-examination; but (b) the defence case was one of denial and the trial judge did set out that case for the jury; and (c) there could be no doubt but that the jury were aware on whom the onus of proof lay and the applicable standard of proof.
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