A Practical Guide to Medical Negligence Litigation covers the lifetime of a High Court medical negligence action from first contact with a client through to plenary hearing, settlement and mediation including inquests. This practical guide to procedural steps that must be taken cites all relevant case law and statutes including the Rules of the Superior Courts, the Civil Liability and Courts Acts 2004, the various statutory instruments and Coroners Act.

Author Biography

Michael Boylan is Head of the Medical Negligence Group with Augustus Cullen Law. Over the past 30 years he has specialised in the area of medical negligence and has been involved in hundreds of medical negligence actions including many of the leading Irish medical negligence cases including the leading landmark case of Dunne v National Maternity Hospital (where he acted for the plaintiff). He has lectured extensively and has written numerous articles and book chapters.