Personal Injuries Assessment Board

Head of assessment board says awards recalibrated in line with international norms

Minister must have thought ‘all her Christmas’ came together’ when damages cut

Woman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000

Meath County Council paid €8.7m over five years to meet trip and slip and other claims

One year on from reforms, insurers are waiting to see how claims play out in court

Company did not give fresh estimate of gross expected costs of payments to pubs affected

Combined profit from businesses climbs to €57m

High Court heard Robert Murphy was nearly two years of age when incident happened

Issue raised is whether a judge who took part in guidelines vote should recuse themselves from lead case, court hears

Director claims his rights were breached when council voted to introduce personal injuries guidelines which will reduce injuries awards

Opposition to challenges will focus on controlling insurance costs and promoting consistency in personal injury awards

Grandmother fears she could get damages of less than €50,000 rather than up to €91,000

Challenges set to double in coming weeks

New evidence suggests judicial guidelines are having a clear effect on the value of awards

Award values for smaller injuries have fallen but market still not working properly

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) report found awards have fallen by an average of 40 per cent