This text provides a comprehensive, practitioner-focused analysis of the law of negligence in Ireland, with comparative relevance to England and Wales. It begins by examining the foundational elements of negligence, including duty of care, standard of care, breach, causation, remoteness, defences, and damages, grounding each topic in Irish case law while situating it within broader common law developments. Building on these core principles, the book addresses complex and evolving areas of negligence law, including economic loss, psychiatric harm, contributory negligence, statutory negligence, and strict or absolute liability. It examines how negligence interacts with statutory duties, constitutional and human rights norms, and regulatory regimes, with particular attention to environmental damage, data protection, and state liability. Detailed consideration is given to procedural and remedial issues, such as burden and standard of proof, limitation periods, apportionment of liability between concurrent wrongdoers, and the full range of damages available in negligence claims, as well as the growing role of settlement and alternative dispute resolution. The later sections adopt a forward-looking and comparative perspective, analysing negligence in emerging and high-risk contexts. The book also explores the boundaries between civil and criminal negligence, including gross negligence manslaughter, and considers negligence within governmental schemes and public policy frameworks. Overall, the book is designed to function both as an authoritative reference for practitioners and institutions and as a structured, practice-oriented resource for students and trainees.

• Clear, authoritative, and easy-to-navigate reference work providing in-depth analysis and practical interpretation of the law of negligence.
• Fully up to date, incorporating all significant Irish case law, key UK authorities, and relevant statutory provisions.
• Structured around the core elements of negligence—duty of care, standard of care, breach, causation, remoteness, defences, and damages.
• Provides detailed, practitioner-focused analysis of leading and recent cases, with explanation of principles, trends, and unresolved issues.
• Examines negligence across a wide range of practical contexts, including professional negligence, medical negligence, public body liability, occupiers' liability, road traffic accidents, sports and recreational activities, and employer liability.
• Includes comprehensive treatment of complex and high-risk areas such as economic loss, psychiatric harm, contributory negligence, statutory negligence, strict liability, and fatal injury claims.
• Analyses the interaction between negligence and statutory, constitutional, and human rights obligations, including environmental damage, data protection breaches, climate litigation, and state liability.
• Provides clear guidance on procedural and remedial issues, including burden and standard of proof, limitation periods and discoverability, apportionment of liability, and the assessment of damages.
• Addresses emerging and developing areas of negligence law, including artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, pandemic response, and long-tail environmental harm.
• Offers comparative insights from England and Wales and other common law jurisdictions, assisting practitioners dealing with cross-border or persuasive authorities.
• Designed to save time by presenting complex doctrines in a concise, structured, and practical format suitable for use in litigation preparation and advisory work.
• Gives practitioners confidence when advising clients, drafting pleadings, and preparing submissions by clearly setting out the current state of the law and areas of uncertainty.
• Helps reduce the risk of costly or time-wasting errors by identifying common pitfalls, evidential challenges, and strategic considerations in negligence claims.

The law of damages is a fast-paced and constantly changing area that straddles all aspects of the law.

The second edition of Damages is designed as a reference work for practitioners who deal with day-to-day litigation and advisory work. It is written to assist lawyers on discrete issues on quantum and recent practice with the calculation of damages, together with academic commentary. The law of damages is a fast-paced and constantly changing area that straddles all aspects of the law. The first edition of this title was the first Irish publication on the issue of damages generally, and the new edition consolidates its success with fully updated chapters taking account of the present law.

The book aims to provide practitioners with a guide to approaching and quantifying the issue of quantum. As well as providing commentary on general principles of approaching quantum such as contributory negligence, the book also deals with substantive areas. Such areas range from personal injuries and contract, to more discrete areas of statutory damages and misfeasance.

The new edition includes commentary on possible litigation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic; a consideration of federal actions in the United States against laboratories arising from the misreading of cervical smear tests; together with helpful appendices on samples of damages awarded in Ireland and the recently approved judicial guidelines for the award of personal injury general damages.

About the Authors

Tadhg Dorgan BCL (NUI) is a barrister-at-law of King's Inns Dublin and of the Inns of Court of Northern Ireland, Middle Temple.

Peter McKenna BA (Dub) M. Phil (Cantab) is a barrister-at-law.

The Civil Liability Acts is a handy paperback that consolidates and annotates the Civil Liability Act 1961 and the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 1964.

All sections of the Acts have been reviewed and updated to incorporate the many judicial developments such as:

• Courtney v Our Lady's Hospital [2011] IEHC 236 (s.48)
• Tevlin v McArdle [2014] IEHC 436 (s. 34)
• Greene v Triangle Developments Ltd [2015] IECA 429 (s.27)
• Doyle v Dunne [2016] IESC 68 (s.7)
• Kieran v Dublin Port Company [2016] IEHC 603 (s.46)
• Hickey v McGowan [2017] IESC 6 (s.35)
• Cafolla v O'Reilly [2017] IESC 17 (ss. 16 and 17)

Section 48 is also updated by reference to S.I. No. 6 of 2014.

Dealing with all areas of personal injuries law legislatively, procedurally and jurisprudentially, this book provides a detailed and comprehensive review of the law and procedures and is written in a direct and accessible manner with legal practitioners in mind. In-depth and up-to-date analysis of the law and the civil process makes this book a must-have for those involved in the law of personal injuries.

Features:

• Utilises jurisprudence and concentrates on recent developments in case-law to exemplify the legal issues involved in the various types of personal injuries actions which may be encountered by a practitioner.
• Analyses and illustrates the legislative changes which have taken place in the area of personal injuries.
• Effectively summarises and explains all the procedural elements relating to personal injuries actions and any dealings with the Injuries Board, in conjunction with an analysis of the legal rules and procedures which arise at each stage of the personal injuries litigation process.

New to this edition:

• Recoverable benefits and Assistance Scheme
• Updated case law on evasive driving
• Update on Periodic Payments Orders and Bill
• Update in Occupiers Liability
• Clarification on whether PIAB authorisation is required for assault/battery cases
• New civil procedure rules in District Court
• New Appellate rules for Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
• Taking proceedings in Ireland following road traffic accidents in other EU Member States
• Law clarified on when one can issue proceedings directly against an insurer
• Pre-Action Protocols which will be required in medical negligence cases
• Discussion of Symphysiotomy cases
• Updates to the cap for solatium in Fatal Injuries cases

This title is a comprehensive practical handbook for lawyers, insurers, and brokers. Covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the book addresses shared legal principles underlying professional indemnity insurance. The book explores various aspects of professional indemnity insurance, including the nature of legal practice, contract of retainer, and specific types of claims. It provides comprehensive coverage, addressing recent developments in professional liability, particularly claims arising from the "Celtic Tiger years" and the Undertakings system.