Injuries Board: Blowing their Own Trumpet – Speedy Responses to the detriment of Claimants?

The Injuries Board state that they have significantly reduced the amount of time it takes to resolve a claim from three years to nine months, in most cases.  Indeed the Irish Independent recently reported that “The average award was €21,502, while the highest was €697,495, and the majority were solved in seven months.”  The Injuries Board website
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Injuries Board – Loosely Impartial?

The Irish Independent recently reported an increase in claims of 5% since last year and an increase of 25% since 2007.  The Injuries Board revealed almost 29,000 people made a claim last year. Chief Executive Officer of the Board, Patricia Byron, took to the airways to inform the public of these facts.  She has painted the increase
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Central Bank Announces Targets for Lenders to Tackle Mortgage Arrears Crisis

While the level of new mortgage arrears is reducing the existing level of personal debt needs to be addressed and the Central Bank recently announced that it expects the six main banks to tackle 50% of arrears by the end of December 2013 with the balance finished by 2014. The Central Bank’s statutory Code of
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Personal Insolvency Act Seminar & Central Bank Mortgage Arrears Announcement

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 19th March 2013 John M. Lynch on Personal Insolvency and Central Bank Mortgage Arrears [soundcloud id=’166931698′]   Download our Personal Insolvency Act Seminar & Central Bank Mortgage Arrears Announcement notes  Personal Insolvency Act Seminar The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 was signed into law on St. Stephen’s day.  Approximately how many mortgages are

Personal Insolvency Act Seminar – 26th March 2013

Clonmel Chamber of Commerce are organising a Personal Insolvency Act Seminar in Raheen House Hotel next Tuesday, 26th March at 6.15pm.  The Personal Insolvency Act 2012, which was signed into law by President Higgins on 26th December 2012, has a number of mechanisms to deal with varying debt levels for those who simply cannot afford
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News Brief Part III: DePuy Hip Implant Recall – First Verdict Returned in US

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 12th March 2013   Orlagh Wafer on DePuy Hip Implant Recall [soundcloud id=’167059530′] Download our DePuy Hip Implant Recall – First Verdict Returned in US notes  We spoke previously about the first of the DePuy cases to go to trial in the US – Kransky v. DePuy.  This case has resulted in
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News Brief – Part II: Personal Insolvency Act

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 5th March 2013   John M. Lynch on Personal Insolvency Act  [soundcloud id=’166935061′]   Download our News Brief – Part II Personal Insolvency Act notes The Personal Insolvency Act 2012 was signed into law on St. Stephen’s day.  Approximately how many mortgages are in arrears in Ireland and how can people who are
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First DePuy verdict returns with $8.3 million award to Patient in the United States

The first Johnson & Johnson DePuy hip implant lawsuit to go to trial has resulted in an $8.3 million jury award in the United States.  The Los Angeles jury awarded the compensation to Loren “Bill” Kransky, a retired prison guard from Montana, after finding that the design of the ASR XL hip caused his injuries. 
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Magdalene Laundries – The Government Fund to Benefit Survivors

In our last blog we looked at the background to the investigation into State involvement in the Magdalene Laundries.  In this blog we will look at the proposed scheme which the government intends to put in place. The estimated number of Magdalene survivors is between 800 and 1000. On the 19 February 2013 An Taoiseach

Living Wills Bill Would Give Alzheimer’s Patients Choice of Treatment Plan In Advance

According to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, 41,740 people and 50,000 carers in Ireland are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia illness.  Current figures suggest that within 20 years the number of people affected will have doubled.  A recent study has shown that more than 2,500 people in Belfast alone are living with

Magdalene Laundries – The Report Investigating State Involvement

The government held a meeting on the 14th June 2011 to consider the circumstances of women who were admitted to the laundries and decided to set up an Inter-Departmental Committee to establish the facts and level of state involvement/interaction with the laundries. The final report was published on 5 February 2013. The report reveals evidence

Redundancy – Your Rights and Entitlements

Redundancy occurs where employees are let go from their jobs when their position is no longer sustainable. This can happen for any number of reasons including a company closing or restructuring, lack of funds to keep the worker in employment or because the employer decides that the work involved should be carried out in a

Grandparents Do Have Access rights under by Law.

Grandparents often play a very important role in the lives of their grandchildren but can find themselves in a situation where they may not be able to see their grandchildren particularly in circumstances where a family breakdown has taken place and the relationship between the child’s parents or the child’s parents and grandparents is strained.
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Narcolepsy Suffers Still Waiting for Government Support Almost One Year On

Last year we blogged about a swine flu vaccine called Pandemrix which was suspected of causing narcolepsy.  In yesterday’s article “Parents slam inaction after narcolepsy support pledge” the Irish Examiner highlights that children who developed narcolepsy after receiving the swine flu vaccine have yet to be offered a comprehensive package of supports almost a year

MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls – Update

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 19th February 2013 John M. Lynch on MoM Hip Implant Recalls [soundcloud id=’167061955′]   Download our MoM (Metal-On-Metal) Hip Implant Recalls –  Update notes Recently thousands of “Adept” Faulty Hip Implants were recalled by Johnson & Johnson, the same manufacturers as the DePuy Hip implants, tell us about the recent recall?
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