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Family called for withdrawl of medical treatment

Old lady lying sick in bed

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which approval was sought for a number of declarations in respect of a woman who had been in a coma for almost four years

High Court injunction sought in Áras Attracta case

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a number of psychiatric nurses sought an injunction restraining the HSE from taking any further steps in an investigation process put in place in relation to the treatment of residents at Áras Attracta in Mayo.

Labour Court orders reinstatement of surgeon

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Labour Court case in which the Court ordered the reinstatement of a consultant surgeon whose employment was terminated by the HSE in 2006 In July 2001, Comhairle na nOspideal approved the appointment of a temporary Consultant General Surgeon at Kerry General Hospital, pending the submission by the hospital of an application for a

Doctor loses suspension challenge

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a case in which a doctor challenged a decision of the General Medical Council to suspend him from his post, after concerns were raised about his practice In 2009, Dr Petrus Jacobus Jooste was practising in London as an ‘aesthetic physician’.

Private practice penalised

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent English High Court case in which a consultant neurologist challenged a decision of a hospital trust to discipline him in respect of matters relating to private practice and his annual work plan Dr Louis Loizou is employed as a consultant neurologist at the Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.

Court grants relief to dentists

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent case in which the High Court issued an order restraining the HSE from giving effect to the terms of a circular that purported to change contractual arrangements for dental practitioners Under the terms of the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS), arrangements were made for the provision of dental services free of charge to

Woman tried to stop criminal trial

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Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a woman charged with refusal to permit a medical practitioner to take a blood sample took judicial review proceedings to prohibit the holding of a criminal trial On May 24, 2008 Mary Kennealy was charged with refusal to permit a designated medical practitioner to take a blood sample

No cogent reasons given for suspension

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Ed Madden, BL on a recent English High Court case in which a doctor challenged a decision of the Interim Orders Panel that her registration be suspended after she was charged with money launderin Dr Julianna Sosanya qualified as a doctor in Nigeria in 2003.

Judgment on maternity controversy

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Ed Madden, BL, on a Supreme Court case in which the Court dealt with an appeal against a High Court decision that the former North Eastern Health Board had the power to discontinue maternity services at Monaghan General Hospital On July 9, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its decision in an appeal brought by Shauna Tierney, and a number of