Healthcare

Our lawyers have experience working with all kinds of healthcare providers. Our recent experience includes advising: 

• a well-known global healthcare solutions company on distribution agreements for logistics services across a range of global jurisdictions
• a US multinational pharmaceutical giant in the context of the demerger of its business unit in the transfer of a set of commercial agreements 
• an early stage specialty pharma company focusing on antiviral therapeutics in securing a $7.9 million venture capital investment
• a pharmaceutical company on a bundle of three-party agreements with a Russian and a German pharmaceutical company on the purchase, supply and distribution of a medicinal product through Europe to Russia
• a German pharmaceutical manufacturer in its bulk supply as well as fill and finish processing arrangements in China

Contentious Healthcare from our experienced lawyers in Ireland

The unit provides advice in the following areas:

• defending medical malpractice claims, usually instructing jointly by the healthcare service provider and their insurer. We investigate the claim, we implement legal strategy identified and agreed, and we manage and advise on reserves and exposure. We have extensive expertise in the resolution of claims with plaintiffs and indeed with co-defendants by way of without prejudice discussions, mediation, or at trial
• assisting and managing the defence of employer’s liability (EL) and public liability (PL) claims. We are able to strategically and pragmatically manage significant file portfolios so as to meet clients’ needs
• providing a full litigation and dispute resolution service with the support of our litigation department, our data protection team and our corporate and commercial teams. Our team has vast commercial court experience

Non - Contentious Healthcare from our experienced lawyers in Ireland

The unit provides advice in the following areas:

• health crisis management including assistance in formulating a structured and timely approach to the crisis arising, and legally advising and managing the process to conclusion
• emergency applications including working with the Wardship office and families in respect of consent applications to progress matters in the patient’s best interest
• clinical protocols - assisting in reviewing, and/or drafting hospital guidelines/protocols and advising in relation to their implementation;
• complaints handling, policy and terms of reference considerations.  Assisting service providers in complaints handling, relevant guideline reviews and assisting in drafting terms of reference where necessary
• advising healthcare employers on employment related claims – including bullying and stress related matters
• standards, regulations and legislation – providing advices to healthcare service providers in relation to their obligations to regulatory bodies, to practitioners in relation to professional standards and to provide updates in respect of relevant legislation
• freedom of Information/Data Protection – advising on the application to Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts
• providing representation at Inquests, and if requested, de-briefing sessions and/or training sessions can be provided post Coroner’s Court hearings