Verdict of medical misadventure at inquest into baby’s death

The jury at the inquest into the death of baby Conor Whelan at Cavan General Hospital over two years ago has returned a verdict of medical misadventure. Baby Conor died on 14 May 2014, just over 17 hours after being delivered by emergency Cesarean section. The inquest...

HSE apologises over death of baby

Grace McFadden, it was claimed, suffered a brain injury and had cerebral palsy, and died on Mother’s Day 2009. Her mum and dad, brother, and sisters were in the High Court yesterday as their case against the HSE over her care was settled on confidential terms. As part...

Montgomery -v- Lanarkshire Health Board 2015 UKSC 11

I recently attended a Medico-Legal conference where Lord Kerr, one of the Judges responsible for this landmark UK judgment spoke. This impressive judgment aptly deals with the law on consent and is likely to be hugely influential in this jurisdiction where similar...

The Purpose of an Inquest

Learning of the death of a loved one is a harrowing experience for families. As a matter of Law an Inquest must be held where a death is or may be due to unnatural causes. The primary purpose of an Inquest is to identify the deceased and establish how, when and where...