Many personal injury payouts to sharply fall under new guidelines Amounts awarded to be more in line with Northern Ireland, England and Wales
Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 01:00
The guidelines were circulated earlier this week to judges before being considered at a meeting of the Judicial Council on Friday, chaired by the Chief Justice Mr Justice Frank Clarke. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
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Proposed new guidelines for assessing damages for personal injuries are aimed at substantially reducing awards for lesser injuries, while catastrophic injuries will incur a small increase, according to a report seen by The Irish Times.
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A full meeting of the Judicial Council has concluded without any decision being taken on draft new personal injury award guidelines.
The issue was discussed at this morning s meeting of the 166 judges.
The council is to give further consideration to the matter again when it meets on 20 February.
It has not said why a decision was not made today.
However, it is understood some members of the judiciary felt they needed more time to consider the proposals.
The guidelines are eagerly anticipated by insurance reform campaigners who hope that, if adopted, will lead to a recalibration in the level of damages that can be awarded to claimants involved in personal injury cases.