A solicitor described the British system of governance and law as condescending GETTY IMAGESA Law Society representative on the state’s Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) said in a submission that compensation awards in the UK are much lower than Ireland’s because the British are “subjects” who are “walked all over”. Frances Twomey, a Limerick-based solicitor, was the Law Society’s alternate member on the PIC, which examined personal injury payouts. The PIC’s final report showed Irish insurers were paying out on average 4.4 times more than their British counterparts over the past three years. The PIC recommended that a new Judicial Council set new guidelines governing Irish payouts. In a submission to the PIC last April, released following a freedom of information request, Twomey said she was “shocked” by UK proposals to “obliterate” compensation in soft-tissue cases below £25,000 (€27,800).…

Source: The Times December 23, 2018 00:10 UTC