Legal News (Healthcare Law)

The member states of the European Union have now given their approval to the final wording of the new product liability directive (2022/0302), which is set to replace the existing directive. This new directive is scheduled to be implemented across all member states by 9 December 2026.

The High Court imposes a litigation restriction Order upon a Plaintiff and his mother but refuses to dismiss clinical negligence proceedings in A (A Person with Disabilities) suing by his mother and Next Friend, AA v HSE and Cork University Maternity Hospital [2024] IEHC 747

In this third article in the ‘Embracing Change’ series, Mary Hough comments on the gathering momentum for the introduction of a Pre Action Protocol (PAP) and Stephen McGuinness explains what a PAP is and how its introduction would mark a significant step forward..

The Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in a claim arising from an alleged failure by the defendant to detect and diagnose the fact that the plaintiff was suffering from breast cancer when first seen on 4th May 2017.

A recent decision by Mr Justice Micheál P. O’Higgins of the High Court in Sheill v The Medical Council of Ireland [2024] IEHC 710 provides helpful guidance in respect of registration and registration appeals issues.

The Safe Prescribing and Dispensing of Controlled Drugs, a joint initiative between the Medical Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), has recently been revised for 2024.