The Injuries Board (PIAB)

The function of the Injuries Board is to assess a personal injury action before litigation is commenced. All personal injury actions with the exception of Medical Negligence Claims must be submitted to the Injuries Board in the first instance. Limitation Period Under...

Gsoc Challenges Costs Ruling in Crash Case

Legal Costs of Defendants in Failed Prosecutions THE Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has filed a High Court action against having to pay the €8,610 legal costs of a couple who had charges of supplying it with false information thrown out of court. Although...

Woman sues over ‘dating agency hell’

A WOMAN WHO sued a dating agency for negligence, breach of duty and fraudulent misrepresentation had her case dismissed at a Donegal court yesterday. Ann-Marie McBrearty, 35, of Oldtown, Letterkenny, Co Donegal paid €600 to the Ballintra company the Happy Matchmaker...

Caroline McLaughlin acted for the Donegal Matchmaker Mary Mitchell

Disgruntled client loses her claim for damages against dating agency ‘The first man was shy, the second rude, the third desperate and the fourth was too enthusiastic’ A WOMAN who sought damages from a dating agency after she was “groped, assaulted...