"My wife and I decided in August 2012 that it was time to move out of our apartment and into a new home.

"It was the first time my wife and I bought an apartment, and we were very grateful to have Mr. Mark Hennelly as our solicitor.

The next Allsop Space auction is scheduled for the 15^th May 2013 at the Shelbourne Hotel. To date, the Allsop Space auctions have sold 773 properties across Ireland and raised over €122m, with an average success rate of 93%. The auctions sell both residential and commercial property.

"I recently used Mark Hennelly of David Walley & Co Solicitors in a property purchase. The service he provided was second to none.

A man who was injured when he was hit by flying particles of glass when a branch broke the front top deck window on a Dublin Bus has obtained €8,000 in compensation*.

The man took a personal injury* claim against Dublin Bus for the injuries he suffered. Counsel for the man told Judge Matthew Deery in the Circuit Court that the man was sitting with his wife when particles of glass was sprayed all over them.

The man in his evidence told the court that he was enveloped in a cloud of dust and debris and matter went into his eyes. He said that a few days after the incident he took what he believed was a glass crystal from his right eye. The man alleged that he had difficulty for a short while afterwards with far sighted vision, light change when entering a lighted area from darkness and with night vision generally

The Judge in awarding him €8,000 in damages said that expert evidence did not substantiate the mans claims but he accepted the man had suffered discomfort from dry eye syndrome for several months following the accident.

*In contentious business a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

The Transport Minister, Leo Varadkar will unveil targets to make significant reduction to the national death toll after the level of fatalities more than halved since 2007.

The focus will also switch to people suffering severe brain, spinal and leg injuries after Road Safety Authority (RSA) figures revealed 485 people were seriously hurt in road accidents last year. They aim to get this figure down to 330 serious injuries a year.

The Government will outline the new 2020 targets which will target further reductions in road deaths after falls of 12% each year for the last two years in a row. The strategy aims to make Ireland one of the safest countries to travel by road in Europe, if not the world.

For every person killed on Europe's roads there are 10 serious injuries such as damage to the brain or spinal cord. Ireland now ranks among the top five safest countries in the EU for fatal road traffic accidents. According to the RSA, there was a 56% decrease in road deaths and a 51% reduction in serious injuries up to the end of 2011 since the third road safety strategy was launched in 2007.

A 38 year old Dunnes Stores sales assistant who lacerated her right thumb with discarded glass while removing rubbish bags has been awarded €6,050 in damages for a personal injury* claim against her employers.

A four-year-old girl who cut her knee after kneeling on broken glass while watching a concert at her crèche, has been awarded €25,000 damages.

The Circuit Court was told that the child had been kneeling on a floor with other play-school children in June 2011 when the incident occurred. The girl who sued through her mother suffered a deep cut to her right knee which resulted in her having to be taken to Temple Street Children’s Hospital for treatment.

An application was made to the Injuries Board on the child’s behalf by her mother and the owners of the crèche agreed to the Injuries Board assessing the child’s claim for compensation*. The Judge of the Circuit Court was told that the child had been left with a scar after the accident and the Judge approved the Injuries Board’s assessment of €25,000 compensation with a further sum of €1,931 for expenses and legal costs.

David Walley + Co Solicitors have successfully represented hundreds of clients who have suffered personal injuries*. Contact us now for a consultation with one of our experienced personal injury solicitors.

*In contentious business a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

A couple and their baby who were mistakenly boarded up in their own home by council workmen have settled a damages claim against Dublin City Council.

The couple claimed they had been sitting in their home at 42 Eugene Street, Dublin 8, on December 14, 2010 when corrugated iron sheets were attached with six-inch nails to their front door and window.

The council workmen had rung the doorbell however the couple ignored it as they were not expecting visitors. When they heard loud hammering at their door believed they were under siege by criminals. The couple described how large corrugated iron sheets were nailed to the windows and door. The couple’s baby was crying and they shouted at the men after seeing six inch nails come through the door frame. They then described that the rooms became dark.

The couple claimed they had been medically treated for emotional distress and had left the property shortly afterwards to find a new home. They brought a personal injury claim* against Dublin City Council. Dublin City Council denied the couple’s allegations of falsely imprisoning them while they were in their home or defaming them by creating the impression they were squatters, undesirables or were being evicted.

The Judge struck out both matters when he was informed that the personal injury* claims has been settled.

*In contentious business a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

A campaign has been launched for women who underwent a discredited childbirth procedure calling on the Government to establish a scheme to enable survivors to seek apply for compensation*.