Ireland—High Court refuses request to reject a formally accepted PIAB Assessment

Table of contents

• Legislative framework
• Injuries suffered
• Court application
• Court decision
• Conclusion

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: In C (A Minor suing through his Mother and Next Friend) v An Unnamed Driver, the High Court approved a Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) assessment of damages arising out of a road traffic accident. The court had been asked by the injured minor’s mother and next friend to disapprove the assessment on the basis the damages were too low, this being despite the fact that the assessment had been formally accepted on behalf of the injured minor. Elaine Healy, partner, and Lorna Kennedy, partner, at Dillon Eustace examine how the High Court reached its decision.