Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Court of Appeal (Ireland)

Date: 12/04/2020

Subject: The decision of the Court of Appeal, in the matter of compensation to the victims of a crime, analyses the Scheme of Compensation of Personal Injuries Criminally Inflicted, in the light of EU law and in particular of Directive 2004/80/EC, as interpreted by the Court of Justice in the recent decision C-129/19 – Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri vs BV, also recalling the norms of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and of the ECHR

Parties: Paul Doyle v. The Criminal Injuries Tribunal, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Attorney General

Original language: Irish

Classification: Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal

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