Month: August 2022

Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal will each receive an interim compensation payment of £100,000, the UK government has announced.

Payments will be made in England by the end of October, while the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have responsibility for distributing the funds in their own nations.

The decision to make tax-free interim payments to those who have been infected and bereaved partners follows a recommendation last month from Sir Brian Langstaff, who chaired the inquiry into the scandal.

To read the full story please visit:
https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/uk-infected-blood-victims-to-receive-ps100k-interim-compensation-payment

Complaint about lack of heating in Galway courthouse was made in December, while the absence of social distancing at Cork Circuit Court was flagged in May

An allegation of a forged signature, a lack of social distancing in court, and frosty conditions inside a courthouse were among the complaints made to the Courts Service last year. The Courts Service said it had received a total of 131 formal complaints in 2021, of which more than 20 related directly to the performance of judges.

To read the full story please visit:
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2022/08/12/courts-service-received-131-formal-complaints-in-2021/

The Circuit Court had refused to approve the applicants’ Personal Insolvency Arrangements

Two women are each in line to have around €1.2m debt to financial fund Promontoria Oyster DAC written off after a High Court judge overturned a Circuit Court refusal to approve Personal Insolvency Arrangements (PIA).

In two separate judgments – unrelated cases – Mr Justice Mark Sanfey said he was satisfied to reverse refusals by the lower court to approve PIAs for Joan Moran Doyle of Coolroe, Ardattin Carlow and Linda Torpey of Ballinamona, Ballyneal, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary.

The Circuit Court had refused to approve the applicants PIA’s, which were formulated by Personal Insolvency Practioners (PIP).

To read the full story please visit:
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/two-women-to-have-debts-totalling-12m-written-off-after-high-court-overturns-pia-refusal-41906273.html