Personal Injury Claims and The Injuries Board

[soundcloud id=221866317] What is the Injuries Board? The Injuries Board is an independent body set up by statute to assess personal injuries claims– be it a road traffic accident, a workplace accident or slips and falls or any other kind of injury before any legal claim can be taken through the courts Because they are
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Accidents in a Public Place

[soundcloud id=214671413] What do you do if you trip/slip or fall in a public place? Remember the Location! It is extremely important in accidents on footpaths, roads or other locations that you are in a position to identify precisely where the accident occurred. You should ensure that you have some way of pointing out the
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Fatal Injuries – Assisting The Bereaved

In what situations might a fatal injuries case arise? The most common situations are: Medical Negligence Accidents in the Workplace Road Traffic Accidents [soundcloud id=213647307]   Who may bring such a case? A fatal Injury action is usually brought by a ‘Statutory Dependant’. The phrase ‘statutory dependant’ includes a spouse or a partner where that
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A guide to the Injuries Board Process

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 2nd September 2014 – A Guide to the Injuries Board Process             On Tipp FM, John M. Lynch, Principal Solicitor, spoke to Seamus Martin on “Tipp Today” about what is involved in an application to the Injuries Board. Listen to John’s discussion:   [soundcloud id=’165887317′] What is the Injuries Board?
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Medical Negligence – You Deserve Answers

Legal Column, South Tipp Today, 13th February 2014 Most of us, at some point in our lives, will be thankful to health professionals. We may owe them our lives, or the lives of our loved ones.  Huge trust is placed in a health professional when you agree to an operation or even when you hold
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Medical Negligence: Portlaoise Maternity Hospital and Narcolepsy

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 11th February 2014 -Medical Negligence This morning on Tipp FM Gillian O’Mahony spoke to Seamus Martin about medical negligence in the context of the fallout from the Portlaoise Maternity Hospital baby deaths and narcolepsy. Gillian O’Mahony on Medical Negligence: Portlaoise Maternity Hospital and Narcolepsy  [soundcloud id=’165872010′]   Making a Claim for Medical
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Don’t Underestimate Your Personal Injury!

Legal Column, South Tipp Today, 30th January 2014 As part of our New Year’s Resolutions discussions, today I advise readers – do not underestimate your personal injury. Don’t accept an offer until Injuries are fully developed! The Injuries Board previously stated that they have significantly reduced the amount of time it takes to resolve a claim
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New Year’s Resolution 2: Don’t Underestimate Your Personal Injury

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 14th January 2014   Andrea Gleasure on Personal Injury  [soundcloud id=’165871519′] Download our – New Year’s Resolution 2. Don’t Underestimate Your Personal Injury – notes Last year, we regularly discussed personal injury claims and the Injuries Board’s suggestion that legal representation is not necessary and that claims can be resolved within
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Is it the Injuries Board Way or No Way?

By Orlagh Wafer, Trainee Solicitor If you think you have a claim because of an accident who should you ask for advice – your friend, the internet, the Injuries Board or your solicitor? When it comes to personal injury claims we act for the injured person, not the insurance company. If someone suffers an accident
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Personal Injury Claims – Injuries Board

Tipp FM Legal Slot – 15th October 2013   John M. Lynch on Personal Injury Claims – Injuries Board  [soundcloud id=’165870294′] Download our Personal Injury Claims – Injuries Board notes    Is it necessary or advisable for anyone who suffers a personal injury to contact their solicitor or can they deal with the Injuries Board
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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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Will the State compensate sufferers of Narcolepsy from Pandemrix swine flu vaccine?

A swine flu vaccine called Pandemrix has been suspected of causing narcolepsy.  Pandemrix was supplied to 30 million people in the European Union as a vaccine against the H1N1 version of swine flu.  On the 24th of August Finland suspended its national vaccination programme after doctors reported cases of suspected narcolepsy after patients had been given Pandemrix.  Sweden,
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Ulster Bank IT Failure – Your Situation when the penny dropped!

It is estimated that between 500,000 and 600,000 Ulster Bank customers were affected in Ireland by the recent computer glitch.  Of course, this problem concerns the entire RBS Group and has had an impact on many millions of people in the UK also.  People have been affected in a wide and varying range of ways,
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