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E-Scooter Laws 101: No Tax, No Insurance, No Licence? Here’s the Catch In Ireland, the laws governing e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds changed significantly on May 20, 2024, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023. The key difference lies in whether the vehicle is classified as a Powered Personal Transporter (PPT) (e-bicycle and e-sco...

Symptoms of Whiplash, Treatments and how to claim for an Injury – Spanish Language Services Entonces, ¿qué es el latigazo cervical? l latigazo cervical lo sufren cientos de víctimas de accidentes de tráfico todos los días. Hay muchas formas en las que puede sufrir una lesión por latigazo, pero el accidente automovilístico es ...

The symptoms of Whiplash, Treatments and how to claim for an Injury in Ireland. Synnott Lawline Solicitors – Providing Legal Services in Portuguese Language. Então, o que é Whiplash? Centenas de vítimas de acidentes rodoviários sofrem com Whiplash ou Síndrome do Chicote. Há muitas maneiras de sofrer uma lesão no pescoço...

What is the Maximum Compensation figure for General Damages? In 1984 there was a “cap” placed on the maximum award payable for General Damages i.e., for pain and suffering at £150,000. This means that from 1984 the most a plaintiff could be awarded for pain and suffering was £150,000. This decision was made in the case of Sinnott v Quinn...

Involved in a car accident? Here’s our list of best steps to take after the accident If you are in involved in a car accident, be it that a third party driver runs into and hits you or if you have the unfortunate mishap of crashing into another vehicle, then here are the necessary steps which should be taken immediately after the acciden...

Celebrity Culture, Social media and Cosmetic Surgery The boom in the sudden popularity of cosmetic surgery procedures; facial, Breast and Butt! is often linked to social media where young girls are constantly bombarded with insta perfect pictures of voluptuous celebrities. People’s Perception of beauty has changed dramatically over rece...

Valuable Tips on How to Choose the Right Plastic Cosmetic Surgeon There has been a massive rise over recent years in the number of people making the decision to undergo some form of plastic or cosmetic surgery. Many claim the jump in these procedures is being led by millennials and what is referred to as “Instagram Vanity”. The younger gene...

€3 Million Awarded to Young Boy for Birth Brain Injuries Claim Synnott Lawline Solicitors secures €3m interim payment in med neg action for boy brain damaged at birth – Irish Examiner 12 Feb 2016 ‘A boy who sued over severe brain injuries suffered during his birth at Dublin’s Rotunda Hospital has secured an interim payment of €3m under ...

Claiming for Defamation of Character on Social Media In recent times there have been successful defamation claims brought in Ireland regarding defamatory statements made on Facebook and Twitter: Hospital Worker awarded €65,000 after being Defamed on Facebook >Man order to pay €75,000 for Defamatory Facebook Comment > Defamatory ...