Legal News (Healthcare Law)

There was no legal protection for apologies given to patients in Ireland until last year. Louise O’Rourke and Katy Meade look at legal protection for apologies in light of new emphasis on open disclosure and legislative change.

Welcome to our Summer Newsletter, which we hope you find helpful and interesting. It has been a busy few months here at Hayes. We recently announced the promotion of two new partners – Áine Coghill in our Property department and Katy Meade in our Healthcare department.

Since the decision of the European Court of Justice (as it then was) in Google Spain v Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos (2014), there has been a proliferation of similar applications to search engines and related platforms from private individuals.

Hayes solicitors has again been recognised in the latest edition of leading international legal directory The Legal 500.

Hayes welcomes publication of Interim Report of the Expert Group on Tort Reform and the Management of Clinical Claims

Costs Differential Orders have gained greater traction on foot of the recent Court of Appeal decisions in Moin v Sicika & O’Malley v McEvoy.