Medical Negligence Case From 46 Years Ago Settled

The High Court has approved a settlement of €850,000 against the HSE over the circumstances of the birth, 46 years ago, of a woman with Cerebral Palsy. Paula Corcoran from Sligo was born in Galway Regional Hospital in 1976. It is believed to be the first medical...

Mediation – a civilised approach in an uncivilised world

Traditionally legal disputes in this country have been fought out in the Courts – for the most part in public and at great cost to the participants. Whilst this form of litigation is not disappearing any time soon, its supremacy is being challenged by a range of...