The deepening recession is causing more people damaged by health service negligence to sue the State rather than accept the errors were unintended — with a potential €127m bill on the cards for this year.

A leading US lawyer is coming to Ireland to help our medical and legal systems examine faster and cheaper ways of resolving medical negligence cases, the cost of which have almost doubled since 2009 to €81m last year.

Bitter warring exes further hurt their children by withholding access at traditional family time, says Áilín Quinlan

UP to 70% of cases that come before the Commercial Court could be resolved faster, cheaper and less expensively through mediation, a High Court judge said yesterday.