Niamh is a senior associate solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. She works in healthcare litigation, defending clinical negligence claims against public hospitals and private clinicians.
Niamh’s experience covers medical negligence, personal injuries and general litigation, representing clients in the Circuit Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Medical negligence – acting in obstetric and gynaecological injuries cases, cases involving surgical errors, misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis.
Catastrophic injury – representing clients in catastrophic injury cases, including high value cerebral palsy claims.
Personal injury – acting for clients in claims arising out of road traffic accidents, accidents at work, slip and fall accidents and bullying and harassment cases.
Judicial review – acting in judicial review proceedings
Employment law – representing employees in unfair dismissal and equality cases in the Workplace Relations Commission.
Co-author of Powers of Attorney: A Statutory Annotation published by Round Hall in 2016