Fifty-six-year-old Raymond Francis Roche is a former member of An Garda Síochána and lives in Dundalk, Co Louth. On November 20, 1999, Mr Roche, who was on crutches following an arthroscopic procedure carried out on his right knee some four days previously, was assaulted by a member of the public.
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a case in which the judge found that a claim brought by a patient amounted to an unjustified and unwarranted attack on the staff of Mercy Hospital.
Sharon O’Connor of Beauchamps Solicitors looks at the recommendations made by the UK’s Commission on Assisted Dying with regard to the issue of assisted suicide.
Ed Madden, BL, on a case were separate hearings into liability and quantum were ordered in a matter were the plaintiff sued for damages for injury allegedly suffered as a result of an RTA.
John Savage of Beauchamps Solicitors looks at a case that examined GPs’ duties of care when certifying whether or not an elderly patient was fit to drive.
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a Labour Court case in which a woman who resigned from her position as a lecturer appealed against a decision that she was not entitled to a contract of indefinite duration.
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a High Court case in which a temporary consultant psychiatrist claimed he had a legitimate expectation to permanent employment at St Loman’s Hospital.
Dermot Casserly of Beauchamps Solicitors outlines the extent of employers’ legal obligations under the EU Directive on Temporary Agency Work.
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent case from Australia in which a medical practitioner sought an order striking out an allegation brought against him concerning an alleged relationship with one of his female patients some 18 years previously.
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the Court considered whether a public service employee could rely on the terms of the Croke Park Agreement to prevent his employer from making him redundant.
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