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Louise O\'Rourke

Partner in the Healthcare team. Louise specialises in high value complex clinical and dental cases and particularly catastrophic brain and spinal injury cases. Louise works closely with healthcare professionals involved in internal investigations and on regulatory issues coming before the Medical Council and the Dental Council. She is an experienced advocate before the Coroners courts. She has a significant non-contentious practice, advising on disclosure of records, Freedom of Information and Data Protection and the many discrete issues that arise in the course of daily practice. · Hayes Solicitors LLP

IrelandHealthcare, Clinical Negligence

About

Louise O'Rourke is a Partner in the Healthcare team at Hayes Solicitors LLP in Ireland, specialising in high-value complex clinical and dental cases, particularly catastrophic brain and spinal injury matters. She advises and represents healthcare professionals in internal investigations, regulatory proceedings before the Medical Council and Dental Council, and Coroners' courts, and has a significant non-contentious practice advising on disclosure of records, Freedom of Information and Data Protection issues.

Practice areas

HealthcareClinical NegligenceDental NegligencePersonal InjuryMedical RegulationCoroners' InquestsData ProtectionFreedom of Information

Office

Expertise

High-value clinical and dental negligenceCatastrophic brain and spinal injury casesInternal healthcare investigationsMedical and dental regulatory proceedings (Medical Council, Dental Council)Advocacy before Coroners' courtsDisclosure of recordsFreedom of InformationData Protection

Education

  • Bachelor in Laws degree, Trinity College Dublin
  • LLM in Commercial Law, University College Dublin
  • Professional qualification as a solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 1999
  • Diploma in Employment Law (Distinction), University College Dublin

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland (qualified 1999)