Personal injuries system has “fundamental flaws”, claims solicitor

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

Solicitor John McCarthy, who has written a consumer’s guide to the Injuries Board, said while the PIAB was clearly here to stay, many changes would be need to make the system “truly fair”.

Writing in today’s Irish Examiner, the Clonakilty-based solicitor said: “As the system presently operates, if you make an application to the Injuries Board naming one or more parties, the Statute of Limitations is put on hold only against those individuals who have been named by you.