The Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has been renamed
and will now be known as the Injuries Resolution Board.
In addition, from 14 December 2023, claimants and respondents to
claims arising from workplace accidents can opt for mediation as a
method of resolving employer liability claims. Over the course of
2024, the Injury Resolution Board will be making this service
available for other categories of claims, including public
liability claims and motor liability claims.
What is Mediation
Meditation is a dispute resolution process in which parties to a
dispute, with the assistance of a mediator, attempt to reach a
mutually acceptable agreement. It is a confidential and voluntary
process and as such, for a mediation to go ahead, all parties to
the claim have to agree to take part. Further, one or all of the
parties can decide at any time during the mediation that they do
not wish to continue. If the mediation is unsuccessful, the
parties' legal rights are