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Medical Negligence & Access to Justice in Ireland today Conference


We are delighted to return to Dublin on 6 November 2025 for an essential one day conference covering the major issues currently affecting medical negligence litigation, patient safety and access to justice in Ireland, as well as looking at the UK perspective. At such an important time for those working in medical law and patient safety in Ireland, this is a very timely event that you cannot afford to miss.

As we transition to a new CRM and event booking system unfortunately we are not able to take payment in Euros.

09.00     Registration and refreshments

09.45     Chair’s Welcome and Introduction
              Ellen Gleeson BL

09.50     Improving Maternity Services
              Speaker to be confirmed

  • The National Maternity Strategy

10.30     Nervous Shock and Psychiatric Injury
              Jonathan Kilfeather SC
  • Paul v Wolverhampton [2024] UKSC - will Ireland adopt Paul?
  • Germaine v Day [2024] IEHC

11.10     Refreshments

11.30     Periodic Payment Orders
              Speaker to be confirmed, State Claims Agency 
  • Implications of the new periodic payment index proposed in the Report of the Inter Departmental Working Group on identifying an Indexation Rate for Periodic Payment Orders (July 2024)

12.10     Consent
               Dr David Sharpe KC, Barrister, 12 King’s Bench Walk (practicing in UK & Ireland)
  • Scandals related to care of children and informed consent and new/trial treatments

12.50   Lunch

13.50     The Missing Piece: Why Assistive Technology Matters in Every Case
              James Northridge, Assistive Technology Expert, UrAbility

14.30     Hospital Risk Management Department Reviews and Disclosure, and how their
       results tally with subsequent litigation outcomes
              Marian Fogarty, Partner, Cantillons Solicitors

15.10     Refreshments

15.30     Pre-Action Protocols & Case Management – UK Perspective
              Jonathan Zimmern, Partner, Fieldfisher, London

16.10     New Practice Directions – implications and use in practice
              Ciara McPhillips, Principal Solicitor, Michael Boylan Litigation
  • Mediation


16.50     Chair’s closing remarks

*Programme subject to change     General CPD:  hours  minutes

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Tickets

AvMA Lawyers' Service Member Ticket Member Ticket £295.00
AvMA Non-Member Ticket Non-Member Ticket £395.00

Please note prices exclude VAT


MICE Concierge are the official accommodation and concierge service for the event and have secured rooms at Croke Park. Please visit https://www.miceconciergeme.com/avmadm25. For personal assistance, please call +44 (0)1438 908770 or e-mail natalie.newman@miceconcierge.com
 
From
06 November 2025
To
06 November 2025
Time
0900 to 1700
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Venue

Croke Park 

Dublin 3