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Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Data Breach Claims

It overturned the High Court decision, holding that non-material loss claims in respect of distress, upset, anxiety and inconvenience are not in the nature of personal injuries and therefore do not require authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board prior to commencing proceedings.

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

"Very, Very Modest Awards": GDPR & Personal Injury Claims

In this case, the issue was whether an authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), now the Personal Injuries Resolution Board, is required when a plaintiff claims...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Data Breach Claims: Supreme Court Decision Clarifies The Law Regarding Data Breach Claims For Mental Distress

The much-anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Dillon v Irish Life Assurance was published on the 24 July 2025.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Emotional Distress Claims: PIAB Authorisation Not Required

On 25 July 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal decision in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37, which clarifies the treatment of emotional distress claims...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Wheelbarrows And Workplace Risk: The High Court Clarifies The Limits Of Employer Liability

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Judgment Confirms That Proposed Uplift To Personal Injury Guideline Awards Do Not Apply Pending Enactment Of The Relevant Statutory Instrument

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

Ireland Insurance

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RDJ LLP

New High Court Practice Directions For Clinical Negligence Claims

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

New Practice Directions For Medical Cases

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Clinical Negligence List In Irish High Court Established

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

New High Court Practice Direction For Clinical Negligence Trial Dates

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Update On Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Product Liability Directive

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

Legal News - August 25

Ireland Technology

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William Fry

Wheelbarrows And Workplace Risk: The High Court Clarifies The Limits Of Employer Liability

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Central Bank Of Ireland Clarifies Rules On Alternative Investment Funds Acting As Guarantors

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Deep Dive On New Child Online Safety Guidelines: Is Your Online Platform Ready?

Ireland Privacy

WF

William Fry

Data Breach Claims: Supreme Court Decision Clarifies The Law Regarding Data Breach Claims For Mental Distress

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Is Distress, Upset Or Anxiety A Form Of Personal Injury? - Supreme Court To Hear Appeal That Will Impact Future Of Personal Data Breach Claims

It has been confirmed that the much-anticipated Supreme Court hearing of the appeal of the decision of Dillon v Irish Life [2024] will be heard on the 17 December 2024.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

What Does A Fire Brigade, A Ditch, And A Playground Have In Common?

Three dismissed Plaintiff personal injury claims and the RDJ defence Litigation department.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 31/10/2024

On 24 October 2024, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") publishedOpens in new window its sixth annual private motor insurance report ("Report") of the national claims information database ("NCID").

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

Occupiers Liability - Case Law Update

The recent decision of Coffey J in Scanlan v McDonnell T/A The Woodlands Caravan & Camping Park [2024] IEHC 324, provides helpful clarification as to what amounts to a "danger" under the Occupiers Liability Act 1995.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Irish Supreme Court To Hear Appeal In Non-Material Damages Claim Under GDPR

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

Circuit Court Awards Employee €5,500 GDPR Damages

Ireland Privacy

M

Matheson

Court Of Appeal Reduces Personal Injury Award With No Order For Costs

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Does A Duty Of Care Exist As Between Healthcare Providers And A Relative Of A Patient In A Nervous Shock Claim?

Ireland Healthcare

RL

RDJ LLP

High Court: Injuries Resolution Board Authorisation Required For Certain Data Breach Claims

Ireland Privacy

DE

Dillon Eustace

New Developments Relating To The Personal Injuries Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Contributory Negligence Finding Despite Adherence To Speed Limit

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Confirms Personal Injury Guidelines Are Legally Binding

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Affirms The Legality Of Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Judge Calls For Clarity On Personal Injury Settlement Orders

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Contributory Negligence Finding Despite Adherence To Speed Limit

The High Court, in James v Halliday [2024] IEHC 281, has held that the estate of a tractor driver was 75% liable for a fatal road traffic accident, which also caused significant injuries...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Confirms Personal Injury Guidelines Are Legally Binding

The Supreme Court, in Delaney v The Personal Injuries Assessment Board, the Judicial Council, Ireland and the Attorney General [2024] IESC10, has upheld the legality...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Affirms The Legality Of Personal Injury Guidelines

The Supreme Court in Delaney v The Personal Injuries Board & Ors, has confirmed the validity and continued operation of Personal Injury Guidelines (Guidelines)...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Judge Calls For Clarity On Personal Injury Settlement Orders

The High Court has highlighted what it describes as "a far from satisfactory" situation whereby there is a divergence in the approach adopted by the courts to the insertion of certain...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

High Court Stays Personal Injury Proceedings To Allow A Medical Examination By A Second Orthopaedic Surgeon For The Defendant

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries In Irish Schools - An Update

Our February 2019 article detailed the duty of care owed by schools to their students in the context of injuries arising from physical activity.

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Position On Discovery Of Post Accident Medical Records

In Egan v Castlerea Co-operative Livestock Mart Limited [2023] IECA 240, the Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court order for discovery in personal injury proceedings...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Quashes PIAB Assessment Due To Inadequate Information

In Wolfe v PIAB and Mater Misericordiae Hospital [2023] IECA 245 the Court of Appeal, overturning a High Court decision, has quashed an assessment made by PIAB and referred...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Oireachtas Joint Committee Report On Defamation Reform May Raise Eyebrows

The Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice recently (September 2023) produced a report on the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. The committee made a number...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

The Personal Injury Guidelines - An Update

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Overview of changes to Irish Occupier's Liability Act

Ireland Litigation

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Kennedys

Changes To The Duty Of Care Owed By Occupiers

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

S.1.391 25 Years On - And The Harrington Undertaking

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Amendment To Occupiers Liability On The Horizon: Benefits To Occupiers And Insurers Alike

Ireland Insurance

RL

RDJ LLP

Non-Material Damage Compensation – The CJEU Enters The Fray

Ireland Privacy

RL

RDJ LLP

To Refer Or Not To Refer? High Court Provides Further Guidance On Solicitor Referrals To Medical Specialists

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

General Scheme Of Legislation Amending Defamation Laws Is Published

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

High Court Expresses Strong Disapproval Of Solicitor Referrals To Medical Specialists

Ireland Healthcare

WF

William Fry

Clarification At Last! Costs Update- "Special Circumstances" And Order 53 Rule 2 (2) Of The District Court Rules

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Divergence On The Proximity Test For "Nervous Shock"– Will It Last?

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Further High Court Judgments On Consent Settlement Orders In Personal Injury Cases

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Proportionality In The Assessment Of General Damages

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

High Court Confirms That A ‘consent Settlement Order' In Personal Injuries Cases Is Not An "Order Of A Court"

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Irish Court Of Appeal Rejects Partisan Expert Evidence

Ireland Litigation

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Maples Group

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William Fry

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