Two New Practice Directions Coming Into Force on 28 April 2025 in Clinical Negligence Proceedings.
The new practice directions seek to achieve earlier resolution of cases as well as ensuring cases receive focused attention and enhanced case management by experienced Judges.
Update on Nervous Shock
Nervous Shock and Medical Negligence – Germaine v Day Much discussion has arisen following last year’s High Court decision in the case of Germaine -v- Day (1) regarding the duty of care owed by healthcare providers to the relatives of patients. Our Sorcha King looks at what implications, if any, the Germaine case had. […]
€2m settlement for patient who fell while alone in hospital toilet
Justice Coffey ruled on the €2 million euro settlement of Jacinta flood against The Beaumont Hospital. Jacinta became catastrophically injured as a result of a fall unsupervised from a commode. Jacinta was vulnerable having recovered from serious surgery at the time. Outside Court, our David O’Malley remarked that “this is a tragic example of the […]
Family of woman who died after she stopped eating and drinking hope inquest ‘will save lives into the future’
Our Roger Murray represented the family of Ashling Fitzgerald at a recent inquest into her death. The family said they hoped that her story would help highlight “how difficult it is for mental health patients and their families to access care”. Media Links Irish Mirror Irish Independent Photo credit: Collins Photo Agency
Simple Procedure May Have Saved Girls Life, Inquest Was Told Today
A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded at an inquest handled by our Roger Murray SC which heard of a fatal delay by a hospital in treating a young girl with a known brain condition who had suffered severe headaches for several hours and was “screaming in pain”. The Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has […]
Calls for review into still births at yet another Saolta Hospital
Calls for review into still births at yet another Saolta Hospital. This time Mayo University Hospital. This follows the recent news that the HSE launched external reviews into the birth of 9 babies at Portiuncula University Hospital. External reviews have been commissioned into two still births at Mayo University Hospital in 2023 as well as […]
Increase in Number of Newborn Deaths in Irish Hospitals
Five times more baby deaths and baby birth-related injuries were reported to the HSE in 2023 compared to 2016, new figures reveal. Listen here to our Scarlett Griffin O’Sullivan discussing this topic on Galway Talks with John Morley. (28 minutes into audio from 9-10am). Media Links Irish Examiner See also: Mullingar hospital apologises following death […]
Mullingar hospital apologises following death of baby girl after birth
Our Niamh Ni Mhurchu represented the family today at the inquest into the death of their baby girl, Rú, who died at the Coombe Hospital, Dublin in June 2020, three days after she was delivered by an emergency caesarean section at the hospital in Mullingar. ‘There were “missed opportunities” to prevent the death of an […]
Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injury Claims: What you need to Know about Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) The HSE have launched an external review into the births of 9 babies at Portiuncula University Hospital in Co Galway born between 2023 – 2025. According to reports, 7 of the children born underwent therapeutic brain cooling to reverse the effects of […]
Limerick mother of six died on the day she was to be discharged from UHL for Christmas
Our Scarlett O’Sullivan represented the Donovan family during an Inquest into the recent passing of their beloved mother Eileen Donovan. Eileen Donovan was admitted to UHL as a precautionary measure on the 22nd December 2021 following a simple fall at home. She was 67 years of age and an active member of her family and […]