Legal News (Healthcare Law)

The President of the Medical Council launched the updated Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners (9th Edition 2024) last week at a Good Professional Practice Conference.

This case involves a clinical negligence claim by the plaintiff in respect of treatment provided at the second named defendant hospital while under the care of the first defendant.

The recent judgment in Mitchell v HSE [2023] IEHC 394 has upheld the Morrisey decision and confirms that there is no duty of care owed to relatives of those who participate in a screening programme.

In the recent High Court judgment in Murphy v. Depuy Ireland [2023] IEHC 220, Barr J offered an insightful decision in relation to the principles governing the renewal of a Personal Injuries Summons

The High Court recently considered the grounds under which a personal injuries claim can be dismissed for inordinate and inexcusable delay.