A woman who told a court she was injured when she slipped on milk in a Lidl supermarket has had her €15,000 compensation claim thrown out. The woman was left facing hefty legal bills after she sued Lidl Ireland for damages for personal injuries as well as inconvenience and expenses she suffered. She claimed the Read More …
A girl, who was left with a slightly stunted finger after she caught her hand in a door in her primary school, has been awarded damages of €10,000 in the District Court. The second-class pupil, through her mother, sued her School over the injuries she suffered. The district court heard that it arose out of Read More …
Boy who fractured his elbow in fall at play centre offered €15,000 settlement. An eight-year-old schoolboy, who fractured his right elbow in a fall at a play centre, had been offered a €15,000 settlement, the court was told. Judge Gerard Griffen heard in the Circuit Civil Court that the boy had fallen from a climbing Read More …
A gay man who was continually harassed by a work colleague has been awarded €27,000 on the grounds of his sexual orientation. The complainant told the WRC that the comments were aimed at him on a daily fashion and there was constant sniggering and juvenile stereotypical references made in his company, all of which made Read More …
Hearing the screams of a seven-year-old girl, whose head and neck was trapped in electric gates, a passer-by helped in forcing them open and freeing her, the Circuit Civil Court heard. Counsel for the girl told Judge Kathryn Hutton that the terrifying incident took place a short distance from the girls’ home. Counsel went on Read More …
Schoolgirl awarded €40,000 damages after dislocating her knee on cinema cup holder. An eight-year-old schoolgirl, who dislocated a knee when she fell in a cinema has been awarded €40,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court for personal injuries. Counsel for the girl told the court that she had tripped on an uneven floor surface in Read More …
A 29-year-old woman, whose thighs and genitals were scalded when coffee was spilled in her lap has been awarded €30,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court. The woman told Judge Francis Comerford that while being handed a large Americano at the drive-through restaurant a lid that had not been properly secured to the cup had Read More …
New ESRI research has found some serious misunderstandings about how mortgages work. The Economic and Social Research Institute has found that mortgage holders can get a better deal when they read independent advice. However, the think tank also found some serious misunderstandings about how mortgages work. The ESRI and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission brought Read More …
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Family awarded €33,000 over denied entry to pub. A family has been awarded €33,000 for defamation after they were refused service at a Dublin pub. Judge John O’Connor said there was neither room nor food at the inn because they were Travellers. They were allegedly refused entry because they did not have a booking. Judge Read More …