A woman, who will have to wear a special insole in one of her shoes for the rest of her life following a fall in Blackrock Park, Dublin, today settled a €60,000 damages claim against Dunlaoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

A very accomplished young athlete, who suffered the agony of walking for weeks on an undetected broken bone in her right foot, has been awarded almost €44,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

A two-year-old girl who suffered a permanent deformity to her fingernail when a door in a crèche was closed on her hand, has been awarded damages of €15,000 in the Circuit Civil Court.

A 38-year old part-time sales assistant at retailer, Michael Guiney has been awarded €68,636 after she was assaulted by an irate customer with a bicycle locking chain.

A High Court judge has dismissed a man’s claim for €60,000 damages over injuries allegedly suffered when he was a passenger in a car which ended up in a ditch on a country road in Co. Offaly.

A businessman who caused over €66,000 of damage to a hotel while naked said he wants to be a role model for his son after he puts his court case behind him.

It may be tempting, as they slip from memory, to forget recommendations the troika made.

A firm of insurance brokers is entitled to damages against a Cork-based firm of solicitors over negligent handling of litigation, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The amount of damages will be decided later by the High Court.

Caterpillar was ordered to pay damages of $73.6m (€67.7m) in a lawsuit by a former supplier that accused the equipment manufacturer of misappropriating its trade secrets.

The owner and chairman of Blackpool Football Club have each been awarded £20,000 damages by a judge after being defamed by a fan on a website.