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The massive growth in employment disputes has lead to a huge back log of cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. Liam Moloney, a Naas based Employment Lawyer has called on the incoming government to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s procedures to ensure speedier resolution of employment claims. More than 10,000 employment […]

A 4 year old girl accused of running into an elderly woman on her bicycle in New York City can be sued for negligence, a New York Judge has ruled.   Judge Paul Wooten of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan has allowed a law suit to be continued against the 4 year old child and […]

A Leading Personal Injury Lawyer has called for hairdressers across the Country to be brought under Government control in a bid to control the increasing number of injuries caused by unqualified stylists.              Liam Moloney, Personal Injury Solicitor of Naas, Co. Kildare says anyone can pick up a scissors and call themselves a hairdresser.  There is […]

A number of contact lenses, known as 1-day Acuvue TruEye which are manufactured by Johnson and Johnson in Ireland have been recalled by the UK based Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency because they can cause stinging or pain upon insertion because of higher than expected levels of  decanoic acid.  The medical device alert was […]

A large percentage of hair salons in Ireland are failing to protect customers from potential allergic reactions to hair dye.  Many salons in the Republic fail to carry out skin allergy tests, recommended by hair dye manufacturers prior to a colour treatment.      For the test, a small amount of dye is applied to the customer’s […]

Section 60(1) of the Civil Liability Act, 1961 provides that a Road Authority shall be liable for damage caused as a result of their failure to maintain a public road.  Under the relevant provision a “public road” means a road that responsibility for the maintenance of which lies with a Road Authority and includes any […]

A medical advice alert has issued from the Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom relating to two patient vital signs monitor devices, manufactured by Philips.  The problem with the vital signs monitor is that the loud speakers on two of the modules have been found to fail.  This may delay […]

The Irish Medicines Board is warning Irish Consumers of concerns relating to the use of a number of hair straightening products.  At this time, concerns specifically relate to 8 products only, which are available at hairdressing salons across the Country.  Products concerned have been found to contain higher levels of formaldehyde in excess of those […]

Stryker Medical Kalamazoo has issued a safety recall notice for it’s model 6100M1 ambulance cot.  It has been found that the head end slide tube, bushings, and head end release rod can break during use, potentially resulting in the head end of the cot to collapse.  The Irish medicine board are requesting that healthcare workers […]