Decision to reduce personal injuries awards put on hold

Business owners will be watching closely as Judicial Council will meet next month to consider proposed guidelines

Ms Justice Mary Irvine, the President of the High Court

A meeting of judges to consider proposals that would reduce the level of awards in personal injuries cases has ended without a final decision.

The Judicial Council, which is made up of all Irish judges, met yesterday morning to consider guidelines produced by a seven-judge committee chaired by Ms Justice Mary Irvine, the President of the High Court, which if adopted would lead to a significant lowering of compensation in certain types of personal injury ...