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Negligence – Personal injuries – Damages – Appellant seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the negligence of the respondent – Whether trial judge did not fully engage with the evidence adduced on the appellant’s behalf in support of her claim  

 

Damages & Restitution - Injury at workplace - Admission of liability - Damages into future - Extent of need for future care - Assessment of financial losses 

Woman awarded €37,500 over skin damage from ‘high-end’ cosmetic

Woman who slipped on grapes in Tesco has award cut to €1.2m

Damages - Road traffic accident - Personal injury - Conflict of expert opinion - Whether the cause of low back injury was due to accident or degenerative changes - Assessment of evidence 

Family law - S. 11(2) of the Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964 - Breach of constitutional rights of fair procedures - Dispense of consent - S. 16 of the Courts Act 1981 - O. 58 of the District Court Rules - Certiorari - S. 14 (3) of the Passport Act 2008 - Right of hearing  

Mental health - Mental Health Act 2001 - Involuntary detention in mental health care facility - Affirmation by Mental Health Tribunal - Appeal to Circuit Court - Refusal to hear appeal due to lapse of time - Violation of right of statutory appeal 

Family - The Family Law Act 1995 - Interim maintenance - Compliance of disclosure - Dissipation of funds - Disposition of vehicle - S. 47 of the 1995 Act report