Northern Ireland County Court implements new pre-action protocol for RTA claims
Pre-action protocol for personal injury and damage only traffic accident claims published on 6 February 2023. After significant discussions, a...
Northern Ireland Personal Injury Discount Rate Set at -1.5%
The personal injury discount rate in Northern Ireland has been changed to -1.5%. The rate was set at -1.75% in...
Northern Ireland County Court Jurisdiction Consultation Update
We reported on the Northern Ireland County Court Jurisdiction Consultation in February. The Department of Justice has released a summary of consultation responses...
Discount Rate Update – Horwich Farrelly Northern Ireland
The ongoing issues in relation to the discount rate in Northern Ireland appear to have been concluded. The Damages (Return...
Judicial Council Guidelines Adopted in Ireland
On 6th March 2021 a majority of judges voted in favour of adopting Judicial Council Guidelines to recalibrate personal injury...
Northern Ireland County Court Jurisdiction Consultation
Horwich Farrelly Northern Ireland can confirm that on 4 February the Northern Ireland Executive announced the opening of a twelve-week...
Insurance market in Northern Ireland at risk under proposed discount rate changes
Earlier this month Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister announced that she had asked officials to undertake a statutory consultation to consider...
