Girl (14) settles case over injuries at birth for total of €11.6 million

Róisín Conroy can only communicate with her eyes and is permanently disabled

Ryanair ordered to give Channel Four fuel policy documents

Broadcaster must hand over files related to ‘Dispatches’ investigation in defamation case

‘Sunday World’ appeals €900,000 libel damages

Jury found man was libelled in article describing him as a ‘Traveller drug king’

‘Extravagant’ fee of €5,000 per day did not sway consultant, court finds

Judge makes comments when dismissing appeal brought on behalf of teenage boy

Church accused of deceit and fraud in Smyth settlements case

Cardinal Brady being sued in personal capacity following role in 1975 inquiry

Real IRA leader appeals decision refusing him early release

Michael McKevitt is seeking one-third remission on 20-year sentence

Sisters of Charity win order halting alleged rape, assault action

Action alleged religious order vicariously liable for rape and sexual assault of schoolgirl

Supreme Court transfers 250 cases to appeals court as nine judges appointed

Court’s creation represents biggest change to structure of courts system since Independence

Judicial shake-up as Court of Appeal to be established

New court aims to clear backlog and allow Supreme Court focus on cases of major importance

Four new judges selected to fill vacancies on High Court

Ex-barrister who represented women in landmark abortion case among nominees

Four judges to be promoted to High Court

Judges Carroll Moran, Mary Faherty, Raymond Fullam and Carmel Stewart to fill four out of seven vacancies

Government to choose 10 new judges

Seven vacancies to fill on High Court as senior judges move to new appeals court

Questions for Nama in wake of O’Flynn Group decision

‘We didn’t expect the attack on us,’ says developer O’Flynn

He is back in charge of his company, but a long war lies ahead, writes Tom Lyons

O’Flynn ‘vindicated’ as he wins back control of group

Cork developer to pay Blackstone €235m by end of year

O’Flynn says he can ‘immediately repay’ personal loans of €24.9m

Cork developer has written to Blackstone subsidiary saying he has ‘funds available’ to pay off debts

Claim that Carbon failed to disclose key facts in O’Flynn case

Construction company seeks to overturn examiner’s appointment

Nine judges appointed, promoted in shake-up of courts

Six experiences High Court judges named as members of new Court of Appeal

Symphysiotomy survivor dies before case heard

Noreen Burns (83) sued National Maternity Hospital over procedure conducted in 1959

Family gets High Court settlement of €650,000 over fatal car crash

Rose Martin (57) and son were passengers in a car in a collision in 2006

Medical consultants facing increases of 50% in indemnity cover

Increase is likely to threaten financial viability of some practices

Solicitors settle medical cases 'for much less than initial demands'

Some lawyers ‘implacably opposed’ to mediation says head of state agency

Girl (18) gets €5m settlement after contracting meningitis

High Court action against GPs concludes without admission of liability

HSE apologises for death of cancer patient Sharon McEneaney

Six recommendations not implemented over delayed diagnosis of patient in Our Lady of Lourdes

Creche worker sues after alleged electrocution while washing up

Employee says she was unable to continue with part-time singing career

Mother disappointed at lack of apology as rugby injury case is settled

Lucas Neville, a former student at St Michael’s College, Dublin, receives €2.75m for suffering permanent brain injuries

Student awarded €2.75m over rugby match brain injury

St Michael’s College and St Vincent’s admitted liability but disputed damages claimed

€1.45m settlement for girl (7) with cerebral palsy

Child’s mother was not referred to hospital with symptoms of pre-eclampsia

Woman awarded €10m for catastrophic crash injuries

Lydia Branley was in a coma for nine months after crash for which driver was jailed

Man claims gardaí knocked him over during queen’s visit

Plaintiff says he was an innocent bystander negligently knocked down as gardaí in riot gear advanced up the street

Woman settles action against Kerry hospital

Woman had sued over alleged negligence arising from an operation to remove her gallbladder

Woman who sued over injury at Slane withdraws case

Judge told Victoria Clayton she had made a ‘wise’ decision

It doesn’t make sense to let the Injuries Board handle medical negligence claims

Eagerly-awaited working group report due soon

State could save ’millions’ by transferring medical mishap claims to Injuries Board

Fine Gael manifesto called for change

Slow dance of litigation in medical negligence cases benefits no one

Opinion: The conduct of events is dictated by insurers and neither families nor doctors are well served by it

Is there a better way of dealing with medical mistakes?

A judge’s criticism has shone a spotlight on the sensitive area of medical negligence

Ryanair to pay €50,000 to child over luggage injury

Girl (8) suffered fracture to right side of skull

State Claims Agency in the spotlight over handling of sensitive medical cases

Analysis: the agency’s objective is to manage claims to ensure the State’s liability and other expenses are ‘contained at the lowest level achievable’

Family awaits decision from AG on inquest into Sligo death

Dhara Kivlehan died of multi-organ failure a week after the birth of her first child

HSE to pay €800,000 to family of woman who died after birth

Ms Justice Mary Irvine hits out at HSE again for delay in admitting fault

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