William Fry’s Clinical Advisory Group offers its healthcare clients unique and tailored expertise and insightful advice. We advise healthcare professionals, institutions and indemnifiers on all aspects of their work in the public and private sectors. Our dedicated team of lawyers has vast experience in defending clinical negligence claims.
We specialise in advising healthcare clients, including representing doctors in respect of complaints to the Medical Council Fitness to Practice Inquiries. We represent healthcare professionals at Coroner’s Inquests.
We are experienced in effectively availing of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and strive to ensure all dispute resolution issues for healthcare clients are dealt with professionally, promptly and confidentially. Reputation management is a key part of our expertise. Our lawyers bring years of media law experience to the healthcare sector, proactively dealing with reputational issues and engaging with the media on behalf of our clients when necessary.
We understand the needs and requirements of healthcare professionals and institutions and the regulatory framework in which they operate. Our broad client base includes world leaders in indemnifying medical, dental and veterinary claims. We advise doctors, dentists, hospitals, nurses, veterinarians, pharmacies and government agencies.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Defending negligence claims against doctors, hospitals, dentists and veterinarians
- Coroner’s Inquests
- Medical and Dental Council complaints
- Fitness to Practice Inquiries
- Reputation Management
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Clinical Risk Management
- Freedom of Information and Data Protection
- Product Liability claims within the healthcare sector
- Mental health, Capacity and Wardship
- Asbestos Claims
- HSE Inquiries
- Regulatory Issues
- Clinical Trials
Our unique and dedicated experience in this sector promotes innovative solutions in a cost effective and client focussed manner. In advising our clients, we aim in our dedicated approach to ensure effective resolution.
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Sources say: “One hell of a practice. It got to grips with the practicalities and was a great sounding board for bouncing ideas off.” “I always feel as if I am the centre of attention and that I am a valued client.”
Chambers Europe, 2013 - Dispute Resolution
William Fry is ‘top class’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2013 - Dispute Resolution
Sources say: 'William Fry always delivers, and will always exceed our expectations.'
Chambers Europe, 2012 - Dispute Resolution
William Fry provides "a practical yet innovative approach".
Legal 500 EMEA, 2012 - Dispute Resolution
William Fry ranked "Tier 1" as a leading intellectual property law firm in Ireland for contentious patent lawsuits.
Managing Intellectual Property Patent Survey 2012
William Fry is applauded by its clients as being "top class" and having "excellent depth" to its team.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2011 - Dispute Resolution
Headed up by Owen O'Sullivan…the team..provides a "more rounded service than many other firms".
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 – Dispute Resolution
Team
Owen O'Sullivan
'Very bright’ practice head Owen O’Sullivan is ‘an insightful strategic thinker’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2013 - Dispute Resolution
Owen O'Sullivan "really knows his stuff, is always well briefed, and is efficient and easy to deal with.”
Chambers Global 2013 - Dispute Resolution
Owen O’Sullivan is "understated, calm and a good strategic thinker".
Legal 500 EMEA, 2012 - Dispute Resolution
Department head Owen O'Sullivan is acknowledged as an “exceptionally good litigator, and hugely commercial.”
Chambers Global, 2012 - Dispute Resolution
Owen O’Sullivan is praised for his "personable nature, legal skills and commercial nous" as well as his ability to stay "calm and collected no matter how tough the going gets."
Chambers Europe, 2011 - Dispute Resolution
Praised for "instilling comfort through his measured approach to matters".
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 – Dispute Resolution
Fiona Barry
Clients value Fiona's input, praising her as being “receptive to our needs. She supports and assists our clients.”
Chambers Europe, 2013 - Dispute Resolution
Fiona Barry "has a fine reputation for her prowess at medical negligence, defamation and general commercial litigation."
Chambers Europe, 2011 - Dispute Resolution
As one of Ireland's top full service law firms, dispute resolution work is undertaken in numerous specialist areas, including medical negligence and defamation, where Fiona Barry is said to be "gaining a great following."
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 – Dispute Resolution
Several sources commented that Fiona Barry, who specialises in medical negligence cases, "will continue to rise in people's estimations."
Chambers Europe, 2009 - Dispute Resolution
Margaret Muldowney
Margaret Muldowney is well liked by her clients, who comment: “We are incredibly impressed with her. She is bright, switched-on and receptive.”
Chambers Europe, 2013 - Dispute Resolution