Healthcare Law

Hayes is a recognised leader in Healthcare Law. We offer clients the proven expertise of Ireland’s foremost dedicated healthcare litigation and regulation team.

Expertise

Our leading Healthcare Law team is expert in the defence of medical negligence claims, product liability and repercussive claims and in representing doctors, dentists and allied healthcare professionals before their regulatory bodies. We bring specialist skills in dealing with medical and dental negligence claims, product liability claims, inquests, Medical and Dental Council complaints, and Tribunal hearings.

Our team, recognised at Band 1 and Tier 1 by Chambers and Legal 500, is one of Ireland’s largest dedicated healthcare legal teams with an unequalled reputation for the provision of first class services to health service providers for over six decades. Our leading team is specialist in representing and advising public and private health service providers, including hospitals, doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, nursing homes, healthcare charities and their indemnifiers.

We recognise that negligence claims and regulatory body complaints are highly stressful for medical practitioners and staff. We support those involved, providing a highly professional, hands-on, fast, efficient and high quality service.

We work at the leading edge of healthcare law. Our professionals have acted in many landmark cases and our team members lecture extensively on key aspects of medical law. In recent years Hayes has used its stellar reputation to take a leading role in advocating for reform to Ireland’s system for clinical negligence litigation with the goal of producing a fairer and more efficient process for all concerned.

Services

  • Medical negligence claims
  • Catastrophic injury claims
  • Medical Council matters
  • Dental Council matters
  • Alternative dispute resolution, including mediation
  • Disciplinary hearings
  • Inquests
  • Statutory inquiries
  • Ethical issues
  • Clinical trials
  • Consent and confidentiality
  • Professional indemnity
  • Health and safety issues
  • Risk management issues
  • Data Protection and Freedom of Information advices
‘Immense breadth of knowledge and experience, producing valuable advice and effective action. ’
Legal 500 2025
‘The clinical negligence team is experienced and well resourced. The lawyers are engaged and approachable and are always proactive in managing claims.'
Legal 500 2025
‘Hayes Solicitors is the leading firm in the defence of clinical negligence actions. The team at Hayes is very skilled and experienced and there is great in depth strength within the team.’
Legal 500 2025
'When using Hayes in the defence of clinical negligence actions, you are guaranteed to get one of the firm's partners to supervise the litigation and to bring critical appraisal to the litigation tactics and strategy. This is unique and marks Hayes out from its peers.’
Legal 500 2025
‘This is the best team in the country for healthcare work. The solicitors are exceptional from partner to trainee level. They are exceptionally well trained and knowledgeable. They are also exceptionally personable and practical.’
Legal 500 2025
‘The team led by Mary Hough has a wealth of specialist experience in the field of medico legal work. Very clear communicators and awareness of client's needs.'
Legal 500 2025
'They have very longstanding expertise in the healthcare area, advising hospitals and litigating medical negligence claims. They are the foremost firm doing professional discipline.'
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
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