Perforated Eardrum - A girl has been awarded €250,000 as part of a High Court settlement following her eardrum being perforated in a hospital emergency department. Traumatic Perforation The court heard…
FeltonMcKnightFebruary 5, 2023
EU Law -New legal regime Directive 2019/1152 on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions seeks to offer protection to employees in more precarious employment positions. It has been implemented in Ireland…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 30, 2023
A woman has settled her High Court action for €375,000 over care she received in the emergency department of Mercy University Hospital in Cork for severe knee pain. The woman…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 27, 2023
A Bus Éireann driver who was stabbed with a syringe by a passenger onboard has been awarded €63,750 by the High Court. The court heard how the assailant had stabbed…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 25, 2023
A worker has been awarded €16,000 in compensation by the WRC against his employers, who admitted that they failed to pay the employee a Sunday premium over a 13-year period.…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 24, 2023
Although no one would generally describe a trip to the dentist as a pleasant experience, you can typically expect that you will be treated with the utmost care and consideration…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 20, 2023
The High Court has ordered two children be returned to another EU country after their mother took them to Ireland, claiming that they would be at risk if returned there.…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 17, 2023
The European Whistleblower Protection Directive also know as the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 came into effect on 1 January. Significant changes to law The new legislation gives effect to…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 9, 2023
What are Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA)? PRSAs a type of account that an employee can use to save for their retirement in lieu of an occupational pension scheme from…
FeltonMcKnightJanuary 6, 2023
