Road Traffic Laws It is an offence to drive a vehicle in a public place without an approved policy of insurance, which stems from S.56 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 (as amended). If a person who is driving the vehicle is not the owner, then it may be the owner of the vehicle who …
What is a Personal Injury Claim* ? A personal injury claim* is type of legal action taken by a person ie an injured party in an accident who considers that another party in the accident owed them a duty of care, that the defendant breached the duty owed by not exercising reasonable care in the …
Personal Injury claims* are dealt with by either the Injuries Board or a Court of law. The Personal Injuries Assessment Board, abbreviated as PIAB, is an independent state body in Ireland tasked with assessing personal injury* claims. The Injuries Board deals with applications regarding personal injury claims* and the making of assessments ie quantum of …
Remote Hearings in Personal Injury Claims* Litigation Cases The current pandemic poses many challenges in so many aspects of life and getting court cases heard in personal injury claims* civil law cases is one such challenge. Obviously, court cases require people to give evidence and attend a court room, and court house, which is problematic …
Statements of Truth – Personal Injury Claims* Litigation Actions A number of changes were brought about by the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 in response to pandemic challenges, but one of the changes relates to a document titled the Statement of Truth which is now relevant for persons in personal injury …
A recent High Court decision in the U.K. was a good day for small business owners relating to business interruption insurance and pandemic losses. Many businesses are evidently affected as a consequence of the coronavirus and have sustained business losses. Many businesses have Business Interruption Insurance as part of their insurance cover and may need …
