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The High Court has ruled that a man who suffered an injury after being struck head-on by a car driven by his former son-in-law is entitled to €35 thousand in compensation. The MIBI, a body set up to compensate victims of uninsured and untraced driving, had appealed the decision to award damages. The incident occurred Read More …
Banks say that people who got mortgage approval before the crisis can have this extended. Banks will be able to extend the period for which its customers have secured mortgage approval during the current Covid-19 crisis, the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has said. While lenders are facilitating drawdowns within normal timeframes where the Read More …
Nearly 6,000 AIB customers are set to receive thousands of euros in refunds and compensation following a review by the Ombudsman of tracker mortgage rates. In February, AIB said it was in talks with the Central Bank on “potential appropriate treatment” of the group of 5,900 customers affected by the fallout. The bank also revealed at Read More …
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A couple who were in default on their mortgage five years ago has received €10,000 in compensation after settling a dispute with their bank on the addition of legal fees to their loan. The couple in the legal-fees dispute were identified by their lender in 2013 and 2014 as “non-cooperating” borrowers in default. They had Read More …
This is another interesting article I came across in the Irish Times. I have bought land with no planning permission – can I put a caravan on the land? The short answer is no. For the purposes of camping, the planning Acts provide for temporary use of any land for the placing of a caravan Read More …
This is a summary of an article from the Irish Times. Commercial vehicles parked in residential areas are occasionally the subject of complaints and can lead to difficult neighbourly relationships. There are three aspects to the query. 1. Your right to claim the parking space as your own. 2. Your neighbour’s right to park his Read More …
Dismissing the case with an order for costs against the claimant, Judge Linnane said she had heard very good evidence from the Chairman of the County Board as to the care taken for the safety of spectators. The Judge praised the “unbelievable” level of care taken by the GAA to safeguard fans when throwing out Read More …
Judge rules on case of cow that got sick and died. A farmer who sued another for breach of contract over a cow he bought at a clearance sale has lost his case. The cow got sick and had to be sent to the factory weeks after the sale. The farmer, who represented himself, claimed Read More …
Counsel for the Plaintiff told the Court that the defendant turned up at the Plaintiffs house. The Defendant continuously pressed the buzzer in the house and had waited until the Plaintiff had identified himself before viciously head-butting him in the face, knocking him unconscious. The Plaintiff was sitting in a room at the back of Read More …
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