Waterford woman's appeal against injury award guidelines may 'leapfrog' to Supreme Court

Bridget Delaney claimed the €3,000 she was offered over an ankle injury from a fall was insufficient and should have been between €18,000 and €34,000

An appeal would normally be dealt with first in the Court of Appeal, before possibly being appealed again in the Supreme Court. A 'leapfrog appeal' simply goes directly before the Supreme Court so that the matter can be settled once and for all. File picture

A failed High Court challenge to new personal injury guidelines slashing compensation awards could be heard as a "leapfrog" appeal by the Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, Mr Justice Charles Meenan, the judge who rejected the challenge, was told that while preliminaries in an appeal against his decision are scheduled next month before the Court of Appeal (CoA), a separate application has been made to have the appeal heard before the Supreme Court.