Brian Morgan, Litigation and Employment Law Solicitor

23/01/2019

DO I NEED A SOLICITOR WHEN FILING A PIAB PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM?

Contrary to mistaken belief, most Solicitors will provide a First Free Consultation for victims of accidents – to advise you of your rights, to ensure that you adopt the correct route to resolve your Claim. Most importantly, you need a Solicitor if you are making a Claim to PIAB.

To read our FREE Guide, CLICK on the LINK below:

https://www.morganmcmanus.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Do-I-need-a-Solicitor-when-filing-a-PIAB-Personal-Injury-Claim-FINAL.pdf

18/05/2017

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/doctors-need-training-on-child-emergencies-35690046.html

An investigation of medical negligence claims involving children, two of whom died, has recommended better training for doctors in the handling of emergency cases.

25/03/2017

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2017/0321/861493-tadgh-costello/

The High Court has approved a settlement of €15m in the case of a 10-year-old boy who was brain injured at birth, bringing the total awarded to €17.8m.

21/01/2017

http://www.imt.ie/opinion/did-negligence-claim-survive-after-plaintiffs-death-20-01-2017/

Ed Madden looks at a case in which the Court determined if a woman’s action for damages against a hospital for alleged medical negligence survived her death

12/10/2016

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/mother-whose-son-died-after-medical-errors-calls-for-honesty-1.2822976

Margaret Murphy says staff are anxious about ‘putting their head above the parapet’

23/09/2016

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-37408236

Sport NI reportedly settle an industrial tribunal case brought by a safety expert who says he was bullied after raising concerns over Casement Park plans.

23/09/2016

http://www.morganmcmanus.com/index.php/2015/12/12/bullying-award-overturned-by-court-of-appeal/

The Court concluded that the conduct of school management did not come anywhere close to the definition of “bullying” as set out in Quigley v Complex Tooling and Moulding [2009] 1IR 349

Bullying Award overturned by Court of Appeal

23/09/2016

http://www.morganmcmanus.com/index.php/2015/03/22/is-a-medical-consultant-negligent-in-not-advising-the-patient-of-all-risks-involved-in-choice-of-treatment/

This issue was decided by the UK Supreme Court in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 issued on Wednesday 11 March 2015.The Plaintiff Nadine Montgomery gave birth to a baby boy on 1 October 1999 at Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Lanarkshire. As a result of complications …...

19/09/2016

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/cost-of-medical-negligence-claims-to-top-300m-in-2017-1.2788692

State Claims Agency boss says the organisation faces its highest bill yet next year

19/09/2016

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/laws-for-open-disclosure-in-medical-negligence-cases-420713.html

Health Minister Simon Harris will progress legislation aimed at open disclosure in cases of medical negligence.

19/09/2016

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/1500-incidents-and-potential-medical-hazards-in-maternity-units-to-june-35053160.html

Maternity hospitals and units across the country reported more than 1,500 incidents where a patient was harmed or there was a potential medical hazard in the first six months of the yea

22/05/2016

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/delay-in-reforming-injury-law-shameful-399257.html

High Court president decries lack of periodic payments system