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Conference on Neurological Injury and the Law a Huge Success
Our 2023 Pathways to Progress Conference was held recently at Mount Falcon Estate in Ballina. The theme this year was Neurological Injury and the Law. Attendees at the event, which was sold out, heard a range of expert speakers and panelists from Ireland and...
HSE Admits Liability After Young Mother Dies Following Brain Injury
David O’Malley, Partner in our Medical Negligence department has represented Amanda Murphy and her family for a number of years. Amanda, a former school principal was placed on a ventilator in 2020, following a brain injury sustained in 2016. Sadly she died on 21st...
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act was signed into law on 30 December 2015. However, a number of amendments to the Act were required and provided for in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act which was signed into law on 17 December 2022...
HSE apologies to family of man who died in hospital
Johan Verbruggen of our Galway office represented the family of the late Martin Best at an inquest into his death at Mayo General Hospital. Coroner for Mayo, Mr. Pat O'Connor, was asked to conduct the inquest by the Attorney General. This followed requests submitted...
Work Life Balance & Miscellaneous Provision Bill 2022
This Bill, which gives effect to EU Directive 1158/2019 on work life balance for parents and carers, quietly passed all stages in the Oireachtas on Wednesday, 29th March 2023. Here Brian Gill, Partner and Head of Commercial Litigation at Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP,...
Galway hospital apologises after young father’s death following surgery
Our Roger Murray SC represented the family of Shane Banks, in Ireland's longest running inquest last year, and again in the High Court this week. Mr. Banks died in June 2019, following surgery for treatable lung cancer at University Hospital Galway. A 43 year old...





