The latest annual report by PIAB – the state body which assesses personal injury compensation – shows the number of applications increased by 0.8% to 33,371 claims.

A seven year-old girl has been awarded €2,500 after she sustained minor bruising in a Nando’s restaurant in Blanchardstown.

Supermac’s founder Pat McDonagh claims the judiciary is ‘letting the whole country down’ in the way it handles compensation cases.

Research presented at a conference held by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board also found that 82% believe there is a compensation culture in Ireland.

We are great at carrying out clean ups in this country – cleans ups that occur after lengthy periods during which the area affected has been allowed to go to rack and ruin.

A man who threw himself in front of a car and then claimed damages against the driver has been jailed for a year.

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Seven out of 10 of all personal injury motor cases assessed by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) during the first half of this year were whiplash-related.

The number of personal injury claims dealt with by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) fell by 2.8% last year, new figures show.

The Chairman of the Personal Injuries Commission has warned there needs to be “a massive onslaught” on fraud in the motor claims area and said as a “last resort” the Government could legislate to put a cap on the amount of compensation awarded.

A criminal is suing a businessman for the injury he sustained to his scrotum while breaking into his store.

The State could be facing a raft of compensation payouts arising out of several road traffic accidents linked to water pooling problems on one of Cork’s busiest roads.

Significant new powers have been given to the State body overseeing serious personal injury compensation claims in a bid to reduce the rising costs of insurance cover and the combative legal nature of the pay-out cases.

Draft laws to ensure greater compliance with the Personal Injuries Board are being published today.

Car owners hit with up to 300% insurance hikes have been “thrown to the wolves” of the insurance sector by State institutions who are charged with protecting them, a damning report has found.

Consumers face higher insurance prices if “excessive” personal injury payouts — sometimes three times higher than those in England and Wales for similar injuries — are not tackled, a business group has warned.

Economic growth in Ireland was the main factor in a 6% increase in claims by people seeking compensation for personal injuries last year.

A woman who has sued over an alleged defective hip resurfacing system may pursue her claim via an action initiated three years ago and which was authorised by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, the Court of Appeal has directed.

Dozens of cases being taken against the manufacturers of allegedly defective hip replacements may be struck out following a ruling by the High Court.

The amount of money paid out by the state’s Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) in the first half of the year increased by €22m to €144m.

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board was established over a decade ago, but is it fully meeting the needs of all claimants? Two experts debate the board’s merits and effectiveness.

There are still “fundamental flaws” in the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) system of settling personal injuries complaints, according to a new book.

LONG-AWAITED legislation and the recommendations of a 2005 report which investigated ways of reducing legal costs may finally be put into practice under the Government’s four-year rescue plan for the economy.

More than half of all mortgage brokers claim lenders are rejecting up to eight out of ten applications for home loans, it emerged tonight.

A TEENAGE international footballer’s career had to be put on hold following a car accident, a judge heard yesterday.

PROPOSED legislation to deal with grossly excessive legal bills is to be introduced sometime next year.

THE amount of money paid out to personal injury victims soared to €217 million last year.

THE number of people suing Cork City Council is set to reach a nine-year high with payouts also rising, figures show.

THE Supreme Court has ruled that the Personal Injuries Assessment Board cannot force a person to deal with it directly because everyone has a fundamental right to be represented by a solicitor.

A TOTAL of €113 million was paid out in the first six months of this year by the injuries board (formerly known as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board, or PIAB).

The head of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board is predicting that changes to its website will make it easier for people to lodge claims for compensation.

The chief executive of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board says she is surprised by suggestions of a rise in insurance premiums.

AFTER four days of protracted debate in the Labour Relations Commission (LRC), the battle between the HSE and psychiatric nurses last night came down to just one issue — money.

DEFENCE forces medical staff were on standby last night to offer weekend cover to the Central Mental Hospital as an overtime ban on psychiatric nurses decimated staff numbers.

NATIONWIDE workto-rule protests by 6,000 psychiatric and mental health nurses will start today — three weeks ahead of similar action by 28,000 other health professionals.

STRIKE action by up to 6,000 nurses working in psychiatric and mental health services could begin as early as April 30.

PURSUING compensation claims through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) is four times faster and 70% cheaper than going to court, according to the PIAB.

WHAT a wonderful success the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has proved to be.

PSYCHIATRIC nurses have raised the threat of industrial action after a meeting with health officials about the new occupational injury compensation scheme.