About
Avril Scally is a Partner and Head of the Medical Negligence & Personal Injury team at Lavelle Partners, specialising in complex medical negligence and personal injury claims with more than 18 years' experience. She is frequently instructed in high-profile and complex matters, acts as a specialist adviser on birth injury and device cases, and is a regular media commentator and speaker on medical negligence.
Practice areas
Medical NegligencePersonal Injury
Office
Expertise
Psychiatric misdiagnosisCancer misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosisCervicalCheck screening mattersObstetric negligence and birth injury (including cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, wrongful birth, child deafness)Surgical negligence and negligent careDefective medical devices and orthopaedic casesNerve damageRepresentative experience in Hepatitis C Tribunal and Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme cases
Education
- LLB (Hons), 1997
- Diploma in Commercial Litigation, Law Society, 2008
Admissions
- Law Society of Ireland
Languages
English