First Irish president of personal-injury body
Liam Moloney, managing partner of Moloney & Co Solicitors, has been elected as the new president of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL).
Moloney, who had previously served as vice-president of the body, is the first Irish lawyer to hold the position.
PEOPIL is one of the largest PI lawyers associations in Europe, with over 500 members from 30 jurisdictions within Europe and seven jurisdictions outside Europe.
Access to justice
Its core objectives are to promote greater access to justice for injury victims and to enhance judicial co-operation in all European jurisdictions in the field of personal-injury law.
Moloney’s firm specialises in personal injury, travel-related injury claims, product liability, and medical-negligence claims.
The Irish lawyer said that he was honoured to have been elected to the position.
“Regretfully, access to justice in many European countries – including Ireland – continues to be eroded for personal-injury victims through unjust reforms.
“PEOPIL, through its many initiatives, continues to promote the delivery of fair and just compensation for all personal-injury victims,” he stated.