Principles of compensation for injury and wrongful death in Ireland

Abstract

Compensation for personal injury in Ireland is based on the principle that the wronged party should be restored to the position that he or she was in prior to the action of the other (restitution in integrum). Compensation must be in a single lump sum for both past and future loss, with no further redress even if losses subsequently arise that were unknown at the time of the trial.

Citation

Whelan, S. (2009), "Principles of compensation for injury and wrongful death in Ireland", Ward, J.O. and Thornton, R.J. (Ed.) Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Damages Calculations: Transatlantic Dialogue (Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis, Vol. 91), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 233-254. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1569-3759(2009)0000091012