Legal News (Healthcare Law)

In this, the second article in the series of “Embracing Change” published following the Conference ‘Embracing Change: Working Better Together’ which we hosted in June 2024 we welcome the publication of the report of the Interdepartmental Working Group chaired by Professor Rhona Mahony.

The Court of Appeal, in the case of O’Neill v Birthisle[1] upheld the dismissal of a medical negligence claim where the plaintiff had not obtained an expert report eight years after the claim had issued.

The Court of Appeal recently reduced an award of damages granted by the High Court in view of the trial judge’s approach to assessing quantum, clarifying how quantum is to be determined where there are multiple injuries inflicted at the same time.

The High Court recently gave judgment in a claim for nervous shock arising from the death of the plaintiff’s husband. In a considered decision in the case of Germaine v Day [2024] IEHC 420, the High Court examined the law applicable to nervous shock claims arising from alleged medical negligence, a

The long-awaited report of the Expert Working Group advising the Minister for Justice in relation to the discount rate has been published. The recommendations of the Expert Group, when implemented, will provide greater certainty for plaintiffs and defendants in personal injuries litigation.

Hayes solicitors LLP hosted a major conference Embracing Change: Working Better Together today which focused on the need for reform of clinical litigation in Ireland.