Actions taken by two men who were both severely injured in separate attacks in Dublin
A dozen other similar actions brought on behalf of others whose applications were also turned down by the tribunal on similar grounds remain pending before the court.
However, their applications were refused by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, the body that administers the scheme, because it was made outside the allowed time limit.In their High Court judicial review proceedings, the two men claimed the decisions were unlawful and in breach of fair procedures and fair and natural justice. They argued that in April 2021 the tribunal unilaterally changed the terms of the scheme.
It was claimed that the changes amounted to a retrospective unlawful interference with their rights to be compensated for their injuries.
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