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According to 2016 census figures there are over 122,000 Polish nationals living in Ireland.
Both Firms have lawyers specialising in international injuries and illnesses and both Firms are leaders in their fields working on many high-profile cases including air, hotel and road traffic accidents.
Therefore, we are delighted to announce our formal partnership to deliver enhanced services to any Irish nationals living in Poland or any Irish citizens who are injured while visiting Poland.
Information on pursuing claims in Ireland
PURSUING CLAIMS IN IRELAND
The time limit for pursuing compensation claims in Ireland is governed by the Statute of Limitations. This Act provides that all cases must be taken usually within two years from the date of the accident or from the date of a person’s knowledge that the injuries sustained in the accident were caused by another parties negligence. Therefore, the time limit is not strict but can be extended in certain circumstances.
THE IRISH INJURIES BOARD
All personal injury actions except medical negligence cases must be initially lodged with the Injuries Board.ie for assessment. This must be done within two years of the date of the accident. If the claim is not registered with the Injuries Board.ie within that two-year period, the claim could be time barred. Registering the claim with the Injuries Board is a straightforward process which involves the completion of an application form and the submission of that form along with a medical report and a fee for €45.00 to the Injuries Board. The Board will then notify the other party to the claim that a claim is being taken against them and they will then give that party 90 days to reply to the Board to say whether they are going to allow the Injuries Board to make an assessment of compensation or not. If they refuse to allow the Board to assess compensation, then the Board will issue a document called an Authorisation which will allow the Claimant to pursue legal action through the Courts.
BOOK OF QUANTUM
The Injuries Board has created a Book of Quantum which sets out various categories of injuries with the monetary amounts that should be awarded for each separate category. Compared to the United Kingdom and some other European countries the level of General Damages for pain and suffering that can be secured in Ireland is far more generous.
There are no Juries in Ireland for personal injury claims and all compensation claims that are pursued through the Courts are dealt with by a Judge sitting alone. Many cases however settle before they are ever listed for Hearing.
RECENT SUCCESSES
Moloney Solicitors acted recently in a County Court personal injury work action for our client. Our client was injured when he was operating a milling machine. He fractured his left wrist in the accident and claimed against his employers. Our client alleged that his injuries arose as a result of a poor system of work, defective equipment and failure to train him properly. A full Defence to the claim was filed by the insurance company for his employers. The case went to full Hearing in Court and evidence was heard from our client’s Engineer who was critical of the work system employed by the defendants. The Judge awarded our client €35,000 General Damages for his injuries.
Our client MM sustained injuries to her neck and back in a road traffic accident in 2016. The accident happened when her vehicle, which was stationery at the time, was struck forcefully to the rear by another driver. She was wearing a safety belt. Liability for the accident was conceded by the defendant’s insurance company but they argued that as the cost of repair to the rear of our client’s vehicle was less than €1,000 that the impact was slight and therefore our client could not have sustained significant injuries.
This type of Defence is called a “minimum impact” Defence. We engaged an Engineer on behalf of our client so that the Engineer could explain to the Judge that even though the cost of repair could be less than a €1,000 considerable force would have been felt by our client thereby causing significant injury in the impact itself. Our client had to undergo more than 20 sessions of physiotherapy to treat her injuries and will be left with some ongoing pain from the accident.
The Judge assessed General Damages at €50,000. The Judge accepted the engineering evidence put forward by our client.
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Moloney & Co. could not help and advise me anymore than they did, from my point of view the service I got could not be improved on that which I was given.
I wish to thank Atty. Budzowska and the whole BFP team wholeheartedly for your professionalism in obtaining a positive result in my court case. Few people would have such an unwavering faith in the ultimate success.
About us
Moloney Solicitors are specialists in dealing with all types of injury compensation claims, to include travel injury claims. We have successfully handled thousands of personal injury actions for both Irish and International clients. We are proud of our record as a Firm that fights hard for their clients and gets excellent results. The types of cases we handle each year are as follows:
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Accidents at Work
- Medical Negligence Claims
- Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents
- Cruise Ship Accidents
- Aircraft Accidents
- Accidents in Public Places
The Kraków-based BFP law firm is one of the first on the Polish market which began to specialise in compensation claims, especially in compensation for medical malpractice. We have been making successful claims for our clients for over 20 years! This experience gave us an advantage over the competition and the certainty, that we can realisti-cally assess the chances of winning a case. We have recorded the highest redress for medical negligence in the history of Polish judicature! We know not only how to initiate a lawsuit, but also how to manage it in order to obtain a favourable judgment for our client. When acting for our clients, we win compensation both for pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses and pensions for medical errors, aviation, farmstead and traffic accidents, as well as in other cases involving the payment of fair compensation for harm suffered. What all domains of our practise have in common is many years’ litigation experience – the courtroom is a place where we feel most confident! We also know that when you instruct a lawyer you wish to have a peace of mind.
We handle your cases as if they were our own.
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