Louise O'Rourke - Partner
Louise is a partner with our Healthcare team. She specialises in high value complex clinical and dental cases and particularly catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. Louise works closely with healthcare professionals involved in internal investigations and on regulatory issues coming before the Medical Council and the Dental Council. She is an experienced advocate before the Coroners courts.
She has a significant non-contentious practice, advising on disclosure of records, Freedom of Information and Data Protection and the many discrete issues that arise in the course of daily practice.
Expertise
Louise is a partner with our Healthcare team. She specialises in high value complex clinical and dental cases and particularly catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. Louise works closely with healthcare professionals involved in internal investigations and on regulatory issues coming before the Medical Council and the Dental Council. She is an experienced advocate before the Coroners courts.
She has a significant non-contentious practice, advising on disclosure of records, Freedom of Information and Data Protection and the many discrete issues that arise in the course of daily practice.
Experience
- Louise acted for the Defendant in a landmark 2012 judgement in which it was held, after a 21 day hearing, that full costs in clinical negligence cases will not necessarily follow a “win” for a party
- She has particular expertise in dealing with cases requiring urgent case management by the Court, and acted in number of cases which have been investigated and completed in a number of weeks, and 11 days in one case
- Louise has concluded cases by mediation involving groups of litigants
- Louise has advised and represented corporate and private clients on contentious matters at all court levels.
Qualifications/Education
- Bachelor in Laws degree, Trinity College Dublin
- LLM in Commercial Law, University College Dublin
- Professional qualification as a solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 1999
- Diploma in Employment Law (Distinction), University College Dublin.
Memberships
- Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
- Health and Safety Lawyers Association.
Other
- Louise has organised and spoken at client workshops and training days for expert witnesses
- She has tutored at the Law Society of Ireland and lectured to the Graduate Diploma in Healthcare course at UCD
- Louise contributes articles to various publications on topics relating to healthcare.
Testimonials
Recommended for Dispute Resolution, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Insurance and Public Sector
The "very committed" Louise O'Rourke is highly regarded by sources for her knowledge of medical negligence inquiries and litigious proceedings.
"Always steady, even in the heat of trial, has huge attention to detail and goes the extra mile in terms of the exactness of her approach."