Legal News (Healthcare Law)

In a District Court prosecution this week, CORU succeeded in obtaining convictions in respect of two individuals who were found to be using the titles of ‘Occupational Therapist’ and ‘Speech and Language Therapist’ without the requisite CORU registration,

The case of Mordel v Royal Berkshire NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 2591 (QB) is one of the most illuminating judgments regarding the question of informed consent to emerge in recent times. 

In its recent decision the Supreme Court has affirmed that the ‘Dunne’ principles remain the appropriate legal test for establishing liability in medical negligence litigation in Ireland.

On Friday 20 March 2020, the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins, having been passed by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann at unprecedented speed, in light of prevailing circumstances.

The recent High Court decision in the case of Ahearne v O’Sullivan serves as a cautionary tale to plaintiffs of the perils associated with delaying in both the commencement and prosecution of a personal injury claim.

Rebecca Conlon examines the recent High Court decision in Anne Marie Clifford v Heath Service Executive & Kerry General Hospital.