2 Recent Cases on The Workings of the Injuries Board
1 case decided what a “vunerable Client” was or was not as was the case here . The other was what happens if you don’t lodge a medical with the Application. The answer is……Thanks to Judge Bermingham nothing as you still should be allowed bring a claim . Don’t push it though ….I’ve had cases…
The war of attrition between the injuries board and solicitors
The war of attrition between the injuries board and solicitors in relation to payment of costs continues…………. By way of background the injuries board was set up would be stated intention not pay for any costs if a claimant want to bring a claim for compensation. The result is if you are blameless in an…
Day in Letterkenny
All Day in Letterkenny today with Judge John o Hagan doing his best with a large list. Cases include sentencing of accused for death of Guard at checkpoint in Letterkenny,Infant cases Civil Motions all lumped together ,all crowded into a small courthouse renovated before the big courthouse spends of the past 10 years. Very small…
Changes are comming
At the end of October, we are experiencing changed times in the legal business. The system of the purchaser solicitor giving undertakings is under review. The banks were quite happy to eliminate their own solicitor who protected their interest and put the responsibility on the buyers solicitor. This was done to save cost to the…
Indemnity insurance
The Law Society has Indemnity insurance as a requirement on all practitioners. This means if the solicitor is negligent a claim can be made if the client suffers loss/damage. This worked fine until Some Solicitors gave Promises (Undertakings) that they now cannot honour. Examples include undertaking to pay proceeds of sale from sale of property…
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