‘Bouncy castles created by lawyers, run by barristers’, says judge

A senior judge said yesterday that he believes “bouncy castles were created by lawyers and supervised by barristers”.

‘Bouncy castles created by lawyers, run by barristers’, says judge

President of the Circuit Court, Mr Justice Raymond Groarke, made his comment at a case in which he approved a €6,624 award for seven-year-old Aimee Turner, who lost a front tooth in an accident on a bouncy castle in 2010.

In his opening remarks at Ennis Circuit Court, Mr Justice Groarke said: “I think myself that bouncy castles were created by lawyers and supervised by barristers. It does seem to me that they seem to be extraordinary common grounds for difficulty.

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