Seanad debates

Monday, 24 November 2003

Personal Injuries Assessment Board Bill 2003: Committee Stage.

 

Two issues at least arise. First, if the assessment process takes 15 months as envisaged here, it is possible that the claimant or the plaintiff in court will be seriously prejudiced by then having to go back and look at the issue of liability. If people take the spirit of the Bill and the process seriously, regarding this as a lawyer-free zone where legal advice is not required and as a simple up-front process by which they can go to the board to have injuries or loss of earnings assessed, it is possible that they will think the issue of liability is accepted and covered. Unless they go to a lawyer they are likely to think that because that is how the Minister and others are selling it publicly.

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