MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE LITIGATION - A RECENT CASE STUDY
We acted as solicitors on behalf of a lady who, following a failed sterilisation procedure carried out by her Consultant Surgeon, became pregnant and gave birth by emergency caesarean section to a baby boy. The baby boy was born with severe medical complications and he died at 6 months of age. The baby’s unfortunate condition and his fatal illness were not caused by the ineffective sterilisation operation. The lady for whom we acted as a Plaintiff in this action claimed that
A GUIDE TO THE LAW IN RELATION TO UNFAIR DISMISSALS & CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSALS
Any aggrieved employee may make a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) where he or she believes there is a contravention of employment and/or equality legislation or has an individual grievance under industrial relations legislation. The central legislation governing unfair dismissal claims are the Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977-2015. Unfair dismissal arises when the employer terminates the employee’s employment for a reason that is not allowable under law. Const
