Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork brought a successful personal injuries claim for a client who suffered a fracture to her hip when she struck a glass wall in a shopping centre. Our litigation team submitted an Application to the Injuries Board and secured a substantial settlement for our client without her having to go to…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork represented a client who was visiting from the UK when he was involved in a road traffic accident and suffered an injury to his back. Liability for the accident was contested and we issued personal injury court proceedings after which we secured a very satisfactory settlement for our client for…
Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors represented an employee before the Rights Commissioner who had been unfairly dismissed for misconduct. The employee instructed Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors to act on his behalf in the unfair dismissal claim and it was successfully settled on the morning of the hearing, avoiding the necessity for further legal proceedings for our client. There…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork represented a client who suffered personal injuries as a result of a slip and fall in a supermarket. CCTV footage was critical in assessing liability for the personal injuries claim and we successfully brought an early application to court for the CCTV footage after which liability was admitted. We settled…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork represented an employee in a constructive dismissal appeal. Although both are technical legal terms, constructive dismissal can be viewed as a form of unfair dismissal that occurs when the employee terminates his or her contract of employment, with or without prior notice, due to the behaviour of the employer. The…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors represented a client who suffered personal injuries as a result of having had a road traffic accident abroad. Although the accident happened abroad we were able to sue the owner of the other vehicle in Ireland. The case involved complicated issues of law in relation to jurisdiction and damages. The question…
Fachtna O Driscoll solicitors represented an employee before the Rights Commissioner who had been unfairly dismissed for misconduct. The employee instructed Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors to act on his behalf in the unfair dismissal claim and it was successfully settled on the morning of the hearing.
Fachtna O Driscoll solicitors represented a client who slipped on an uneven surface in an hotel and suffered personal injuries including an injury to her pelvis. She instructed Fachtna O’Driscoll Solicitors to act on her behalf in the personal injuries claim who secured a substantial settlement for her personal injuries without her having to go…
Fachtna O Driscoll Solicitors Cork successfully represented an employee in an unfair dismissal claim where redundancy was being alleged. The unfair dismissal involved complicated issues of law which included a preliminary hearing but was successfully resolved without our client having to give evidence
The Mediation Act 2017 (“the Act”) commenced into law on 1st January 2018. The objective of the Act is to promote mediation as an effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings, reducing legal costs, speeding up the resolution of disputes and reducing the stress and uncertainty of court proceedings. Mediation is defined in…