DePuy Hip Implant Patients – Don’t Miss Your Date! – 26th August 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
THERE IS NOW LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS REMAINING for those affected by the DePuy Hip Recall to lodge a claim. As many people will be aware, on the 26th August 2010 DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a worldwide recall of two of it’s metal-on-metal hip replacement devices; the ASR XL acetabular total hip replacement and
- Published in Medical Negligence
Irish Patients wait for answers after defective ventilation devices recalled
Monday, 17 September 2012
Covidien Plc, a medical device company based in Dublin, recalled up to 330,000 surgical ventilation devices on 18th July 2012. The devices, called the cuffed Shiley 8LPC, 8FEN tracheostomy tubes, were used during surgery to create an airway and pathway to remove fluid from the windpipe (trachea) and lungs. The defective tubes were manufactured between 1st October 2009
- Published in Medical Negligence
Deadline Looms for DePuy Hip Implant Recall Patients
Monday, 17 September 2012
Many of you will have read our previous blogs about the DePuy hip implant recall. There is now only a FEW WEEKS remaining for a number of those affected by the recall to lodge a claim. 3,282 Irish patients were fitted with DePuy ASR hip implants. Experts have found “unequivocal evidence” of high failure rates and the
- Published in Medical Negligence
When Your Marriage Does Not Last For As Long As You Both Shall Live
Sunday, 16 September 2012
If you are faced with marriage breakdown, and the uncertainty that comes with it, it is important for you to know what options are available. When we are approached by someone who is going through difficulties in their marriage the first thing we explore is the possibility of reconciliation and mediation. We give clients the
- Published in Separation, Divorce & Relationship Issues
Your Monthly Review – DePuy Deadline, Symphysiotomy, Family Law Courts Reform
Sunday, 16 September 2012
In today’s blog I will review the topics we discussed with you over the past few weeks – the DePuy Hip Implant Recall, Symphysiotomy and the proposed reform of our Family Law courts structure. DePuy Hip Implant Recall – Deadline for Lodging Claims With almost two years now we have been updating you on the
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Symphysiotomy – Violation at the most Vulnerable Time in a Woman’s Life
Sunday, 16 September 2012
1,500 Irish women were victims of symphysiotomy between 1944 and 1992. A symphysiotomy is a barbaric procedure where the obstetrician breaks a woman’s pelvis, cutting it into two to facilitate the delivery of her baby. This procedure was discontinued and replaced by a caesarean operation in the early part of the 20th century in the
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
Ulster Bank IT Failure – Your Situation when the penny dropped!
Saturday, 15 September 2012
It is estimated that between 500,000 and 600,000 Ulster Bank customers were affected in Ireland by the recent computer glitch. Of course, this problem concerns the entire RBS Group and has had an impact on many millions of people in the UK also. People have been affected in a wide and varying range of ways,
- Published in Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Personal Injury & Litigation
In Doubt about Your Health? Ask for a Second Opinion!
Saturday, 15 September 2012
Today my article will focus on medical negligence following a number of recent high profile cases and inquests. Medical negligence is essentially an act or omission by a health care professional which is below the accepted standard of care and which results in injury or death to a patient. Medical negligence can happen due to a number of
- Published in Medical Negligence
Should you be still trading?
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Insolvency is where a company is no longer able of pay its debts. When a company becomes insolvent there are a number of options available – receivership, liquidation or examinership. Liquidation is when the company ends and its assets are sold with the proceeds of sale used to pay off the creditors. The members will
- Published in Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Commerical, Consumer & Employment Law
Seek Justice…on Time!
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Statute of Limitations is the length of time a person has to make a claim after an incident that causes damage or harm. Once the time has passed an action can no longer be brought. The logic is simple and grounded in common sense principles: after a certain length of time it is impossible
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
The Personal Insolvency Bill – From Boom to Bust and Back?
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
The Personal Insolvency Bill was published today. This legislation is a means by which those who are on the brink of financial ruin may be given a way out. We are currently in the midst of what is essentially the Irish Great Depression. If we are to take measures to get ourselves back to a
- Published in Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Second bite in Divorce after “full and final” separation agreement
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Today I will continue with my monthly legal news brief by discussing a recent landmark case involving proper provision in divorce where there is a prior separation agreement. G. v G. involved a couple who married in 1977. They lived in a house which the husband inherited from his aunt and uncle. The wife had
- Published in Separation, Divorce & Relationship Issues
How to Make a Will – Looking After Your Children
Thursday, 13 October 2011
How to make a Will Many of you will take care of your dependents – often a spouse and/or children – by making a will. If a parent dies without a will either a surviving spouse is entitled to two-thirds of the estate and the children one-third or, if both parents are deceased, the children
- Published in Wills, Succession & Estates
Employer Liability & Workplace Stress – Is Your Wealth Jeopardising Your Health?
Monday, 19 September 2011
Many of you may be unaware that it is happening until it is too late – that stress in your workplace in having a negative effect on your mental health. It is an area that needs your consideration, particularly now when we are conscious of “minding our jobs” and pressure can intensify. You need to
- Published in Personal Injury & Litigation
Enduring Power of Attorney – Plan for the Future
Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Plan for the Future – Enduring Power of Attorney If we had a crystal ball and could see in to the future wouldn’t it be wonderful – we could plan and manage our businesses and personal affairs accordingly. Unfortunately none of us can predict what is around the corner and so the importance of having
- Published in Wills, Succession & Estates
