Personal Law

A Donegal family have won a landmark case in the UK against a newsagent who refused entry to the family over a service dog. Katy Tyrrell McCafferty and her two sons, who both have autism, were told to leave a London newsagent in April 2015 over her older son...

Callers to RTÉ Radio One’s Liveline this afternoon spoke about how they had lodged their title deeds with their banks and can now no longer access them. One caller, Sylvia Briggs said she had lodged an envelope containing her deeds with her bank in Dublin 16 years...

© The Examiner Three women who were injured in what was described at Limerick Circuit Court as “an incredible” road accident when their SUV was rear-ended by a rented van yesterday received substantial damages. A fourth person who was also in the SUV settled her...

© The Irish Times A student was unfairly dismissed after refusing to work extra hours at a supermarket when he wanted to dedicate more time to his studies, an Employment Appeals Tribunal has found. In its ruling, the Tribunal has ruled that C Clifford & Sons...

© The Irish Times A man sexually assaulted over years as a child by another man whom he regarded as a “father figure” has been awarded €200,000 aggravated damages against his abuser in a significant High Court decision.

© The Irish Examiner Two former employees of a printing company have been awarded €108,000 between them by an Employment Appeals Tribunal for unfair dismissal after leaving the work premises for a break without clocking out or seeking permission. The tribunal heard...

© The Irish Times A pensioner was fatally injured when he tripped over a 10-inch kerb on unprotected roadworks and fractured his spine, an inquest has heard. Michael Reynolds (73) from Orchard Villas, Termonfeckin, Co Louth, fell as he made his way to a car after...