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Boy who fell in Tayto Park playground awarded €25,000 Child fractured arm and claimed ground below tower was insufficiently covered with wood chips

Damages - Injury - Contributory negligence - Appellant seeking to appeal against the reward of general damages - Whether trial judge made a finding of negligence against the appellant

Personal Injuries - Road traffic accident - Damages - Nature and extent of injury - Contributory negligence

Damages - Road traffic accident - Negligence - Personal injuries - Special damages - Rules of the Road

Man who injured shoulder while loading horse awarded €92,000 damages Injured man claimed trainer had not assisted him when horse became ‘spooked’

€35,000 for girl scarred by broken swimming pool tile

 

Damages - Road traffic accident - Statute of Limitations Acts 1957 and 1991 - S.7 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 - Delay - Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act, 2003 

Negligence – Personal injuries – Damages – Appellant seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of the negligence of the respondent – Whether trial judge did not fully engage with the evidence adduced on the appellant’s behalf in support of her claim  

Contract - Breach of contract – Damages – Termination of employment – Appellant seeking to appeal against an interlocutory order – Whether trial judge was in error in failing to accept that the respondent’s claim was in substance a claim for damages for breach of contract