Liability and personal injury: 2024 in review

Compiled with busy people in mind, our liability and personal injury (PI) review of 2024 provides short updates on what we consider were the most significant court decisions and other developments in this space in Ireland last year.

In the report we cover developments relating to the Personal Injuries Guidelines, the evolving approach of the courts to assessing damages in multiple injury claims, the continuing unpredictability of Circuit Court legal costs and much more.

If you would like further detail on any of the updates covered in the review or are interested in discussing their broader implications for your business, please contact a member of our team.

Report

Liability and personal injury: 2024 in review

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Key takeaways:

The year brought welcome clarity on the assessment of damages, with the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Personal Injuries Guidelines and the Court of Appeal elaborating on the approach to assessing damages in multiple injury claims.
The year ended with a proposal to increase the value of all awards set out in the PIGs by 16.7%, a proposal we expect will be approved in early course.
Plaintiff legal costs, however, remained unpredictable, particularly at Circuit Court level, a trend that does not appear to have gone unnoticed by the courts.