Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors represented a client who was employed by a large multinational company. He was injured while at work but the company initially refused to accept responsibility for the accident. Our client suffered a number of different injuries including injuries to his neck and back; however the Personal Injuries Board was not able to…
Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors represented a client who was a passenger in a vehicle which was rear ended, as a result of which he suffered injuries to his neck and back. Whilst liability for the accident was admitted, the extent of the injuries was disputed. Despite this, our solicitors secured a settlement for our client without…
Ever consider buying your own island? They’re not all insanely priced. Cork auctioneer, Dominic Daly, will accept just €150,000 for Mannion’s Island in Dunmanus Bay. Not a bad price for your own island! Especially compared to Horse Island in Roaring Water Bay’s which is a little steeper at €6.75m. The downside, as our own Amy Shine…
We were delighted to be asked by the Examiner newspaper to comment on the law around rogue traders and cowboy builders: Many who run into difficulty with rip-off merchants fail to report them to gardaí, wrongly believing their wrongdoing to be of a civil rather than a criminal nature. “We have to differentiate between what’s…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a claim for personal injuries for a man who was caused to slip and fall in a large pothole resulting in an injury to his wrist. Liability was contested and so the Local Authority declined to have the personal injuries claim assessed by the Injuries Board. It was necessary…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a claim for personal injuries for a lady who slipped on liquid in a nightclub. Liability was in issue and so it was necessary to instruct an engineer to inspect the premises and prepare a report. Our client suffered an injury to her head. We initiated proceedings and secured…
What exactly does No Win No Fee (or No Foal No Fee to give it its agricultural title) mean? Enter any search term into Google on the subject of injuries, accidents, claims and compensation and you are sure to find No Win No Fee Solicitors or some variant of such appearing in your search results….
Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a claim for personal injuries for a man who was caused to trip and fall by a large pothole which resulted in him receiving a painful injury to his wrist. Liability (which simply means admission of legal responsibility) was contested, and so the Local Authority declined to have the personal…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a claim for personal injuries for a man who was rear ended in a road traffic accident. Liability was not in issue and therefore the claim concerned an assessment of compensation only. Our client suffered injuries to his neck, shoulder and back and was out of work initially and…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a claim for personal injuries for a woman who fractured her wrist when she fell on a footpath. The Defendant was a Local Authority and denied liability and we obtained an engineer’s report and issued Court Proceedings and secured a substantial settlement for the client a few days before…