Katie Nugent - Associate
Katie is an Associate on the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors.
She specialises in the defence of medical and dental claims taken against both public hospitals and private clinicians. Prior to joining Hayes solicitors, Katie worked for four years in the area of insurance defence litigation with a particular focus on personal injury claims. She also trained in general practice with a particular focus on plaintiff personal injury claims.
Expertise
Katie is an Associate in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors.
She specialises in the defence of medical and dental claims taken against both public hospitals and private clinicians. Prior to joining Hayes solicitors, Katie worked for four years in the area of insurance defence litigation with a particular focus on personal injury claims. She also trained in general practice with a particular focus on plaintiff personal injury claims.
Experience
- Katie assists in the defence of a varied caseload of medical negligence claims including birth injuries, surgical errors, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis.
- Katie assists in the defence of dental negligence claims.
- She has acted on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in claims arising out of road traffic accidents, accidents at work and in schools, slip and fall accidents, bullying and harassment complaints and medical negligence.
Qualifications/Education
- Diploma in Healthcare Law, Law Society of Ireland, 2021
- Professional qualification as a solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2016
- Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy and Skills, Law Society of Ireland, 2016
- Certificate in Trust and Estate Planning, Law Society of Ireland, 2013
- LLM (Master of Laws), Trinity College Dublin, 2011
- LLB (Bachelor of Laws), National University of Ireland, Galway, 2009
Memberships
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland
- Member of Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association