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A woman who sued after she claimed she slipped on an alleged grease-like substance in the food hall of Marks & Spencer in Dublin’s city centre has settled her High Court action on undisclosed terms.

A Garda and former captain of the Tipperary County Hurling team has been awarded €195,000 damages in the High Court in part compensation for what was described as devastating injuries he suffered when kicked in the back after making an arrest.

The Court of Appeal on the 4th of May 2017 gave judgment in a case concerning defamation by TV3 of a solicitor, Mr David Christie.  In the High Court Ms Justice O’Malley had awarded damages to Mr Christie in the sum of €140,000. 

Under the Succession Act 1965, a surviving spouse has a legal right share regardless of the contents of a will.  A spouse has a legal right share of one half of her deceased spouse's estate where there are no children.  Where there are children, this legal right share amounts to one third.  In the event of a spouse dying without a will which is known as intestate, the surviving spouse is entitled to inherit everything where there are no children.  Where there are children, the surviving spouse is entitled to two thirds of the estate and the children are entitled to one third which is divided equally between the deceased's children.

A recent significant High Court judgment may affect banks’ capability to split mortgages and park debt and insolvent homeowners will have a greater chance of being able to secure the write-off of unaffordable mortgage debts following this High Court judgment.

A 72-year-old woman, who injured her back after the sunroof of her daughter’s car blew away as the vehicle drove along the M1, has been awarded €25,000 damages against car supplier Denis Mahony Ltd.

A Dunnes Stores worker who sued the firm after hurting her knee when she tripped over a cable at a checkout has been awarded €94,000 by the High Court.

A question was posed recently in the Irish Times as follows:-

A sales assistant, who fell from a ladder in a Dorothy Perkins store in Dublin, has settled a €60,000 personal injuries claim against her employer for an undisclosed sum.

In a major EU Court ruling, today, the 14th of March 2017, the court said it does not constitute “direct discrimination” if a firm has an internal rule banning the wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign.