Lyn McCarthy
Lyn is a partner in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. Her professional disciplinary work includes advising clinical practitioners and indemnity bodies before regulatory Committees of Inquiry. She advises professional regulators in the context of Fitness to Practise, registration and advisory matters. Lyn represents clinicians and healthcare enterprises in respect of the defence of medical negligence claims. She is an experienced adviser on a wide range of legal and medico-legal issues. She advises medical practitioners, indemnity bodies, healthcare facilities and regulatory bodies in respect of a wide variety of issues, including reporting obligations, data protection issues and Freedom of Information, capacity, consent, confidentiality, mental health law and Medical Ethics/ Codes of Conduct. · Hayes Solicitors LLP
About
Lyn McCarthy is a partner in the Healthcare team at Hayes Solicitors LLP who advises clinicians, indemnity bodies, healthcare facilities and professional regulators on regulatory and disciplinary matters (including Fitness to Practise and registration), and represents clinicians and healthcare enterprises in the defence of medical negligence claims. She also advises on a wide range of medico-legal issues including reporting obligations, data protection, Freedom of Information, capacity, consent, confidentiality and mental health law.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- CL (Hons), University College Cork, 2007
- LL.M (Clinical) (Hons), University College Cork, 2008
- Lawyer Linguistics & Legal Translation, Honorable Society of King’s Inns, 2009
- Diploma in Advanced Legal Practice (Irish), Law Society of Ireland, 2017
Admissions
- Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland, 2013
- Admitted to Roll of Solicitors for England & Wales, Law Society of England & Wales, 2017
- Admitted to Roll of Irish Speaking Solicitors, Law Society of Ireland, 2018