Medical Negligence

• The European Central Bank publish their opinion on the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021

  • PostedSeptember 8, 2022
  

  On the 1st of July 2022, the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) received a request from the Irish Government to provide an opinion in relation to the provisions of the...

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• Progress made in woman’s legal action over catastrophic injury at birth

  • PostedJune 21, 2022
  

  A 26-year-old woman from Cork who sustained catastrophic injuries shortly after her birth can proceed with her legal action against the consultant gynaecologist following a court ruling. Jane Harte was...

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• Calls for reform of the coroner’s court

  • PostedApril 5, 2022
  

  In April 2021, a report published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, ‘Death Investigation, Coroners’ Inquests and the Rights of the Bereaved’ accused the coroner’s court system of creating...

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• Healthcare law updates in 2021

  • PostedFebruary 14, 2022
  

  Over the last year, we have seen many changes in the world of healthcare law, not least the many updates related to the Covid-19 pandemic. But aside from pandemic-related changes,...

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• HSE Report on long waiting lists at CAMHS across the country

  • PostedFebruary 4, 2022
  

  According to figures released by the HSE, in the first 11 months of 2021, 21,317 referrals were made to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), of which only...

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• Government committed to ‘non-adversarial scheme’ in compensating those affected by CAMHS Report in South Kerry

  • PostedFebruary 2, 2022
  

  The government have announced that a review of all CAMHS facilities will be carried out across the county following the report on the south Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health...

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