04 October 2024
Judgment was handed down on 3rd October 2024 in an action for damages brought by a former patient of Dr Michael Watt, Consultant Neurologist. The Court awarded £50,000 in damages to the Plaintiff who...
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16 August 2024
The High Court in Dublin recently approved a settlement for a 32 year old man whose mother had issued proceedings against a number of parties in respect of an alleged failure to diagnose autism...
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29 July 2024
“Never Events” are defined by the NHS as “serious incidents that are wholly preventable because guidance or safety recommendations that provide strong systemic protective barriers are available at a national level and should have...
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09 July 2024
When you are running a business, it is easy to send out invoices with a simple “payment to be made within 30 days” term at the bottom. But what happens when the recipient takes...
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02 May 2024
The picket lines in Northern Ireland have been particularly busy in recent months, with thousands of public sector workers staging walkouts in a bid to bring about pay parity with the rest of the...
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19 April 2024
Worthingtons Solicitors welcome the release of the Sixth Edition of the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines for assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases in Northern Ireland. The JSB Guidelines, more commonly referred to...
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12 April 2024
Congratulations to Katie Buchanan on her well-deserved promotion to Partner After some initial work experience as a student, Katie joined the Employment Department in Worthingtons as a Legal Executive in 2012 and qualified as...
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11 April 2024
A necessary element for any successful claim for personal injury compensation is establishing fault, either through negligence or breach of statutory duty. Under the law of negligence it must be shown that: The importance...
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08 April 2024
The NI Court of Appeal case of Kelly v the Department for Communities and Department of Finance sheds light on the intricate interplay between mental health conditions, workplace accommodations and employers’ legal obligations, providing...
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04 April 2024
How often are you presented with pages and pages of Terms and Conditions for you to scroll to the bottom and hit “Accept” to skip to the next stage? There is no doubt that...
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