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Examples of Dental Negligence Claims Dental negligence claims are increasing in the United Kingdom. There were 16000 such cases notified to the Compensation Recovery Unit in the last year. This blog is about the nature of such claims and how the Kearney Law Group can help in bringing one. What is dental negligence? Dental negligence […]

Proving clinical negligence Medical negligence is when healthcare providers such as doctors and dentists make mistakes or fail in their duty of care to you, leading to injury or making an existing condition worse. The purpose of this blog is to set out what is legally required to bring a successful case for clinical negligence. […]

Who do medical records belong to? To the patient. Do I need a reason to obtain a copy of my medical records? No Who holds my medical records? Your GP holds your GP records at your local health centre. Your hospital notes and records are kept by the Health Trust that manages the hospital. What […]

Orthopaedics and clinical negligence claims What is orthopaedic medicine? Orthopaedics medicine focuses on the care of the musculoskeletal system. This system consists of muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. There are two types of orthopaedists: surgical and nonsurgical. Orthopaedic surgeons perform surgical procedures, while nonsurgical orthopaedists include therapists, physiotherapists, nurse practitioners and rehabilitation specialists. What […]

Ice and snow – work, accidents and the law Cold and icy weather can lead to a multitude of problems during the Winter and early Spring months in Ireland. On top of the longer nights, they make a difficult situation worse. Accidents on the road are more common and slips and trips on pavements can […]

Cerebral Palsy claims What is cerebral palsy? A neurological, non progressive physical and/or mental handicap which becomes apparent after the birth of a child. What causes cerebral palsy? There is often no readily apparent cause. In cases where a cause can be established, it can be due to hereditary problems, difficulties with intra uterine growth, […]

Traumatic head and brain injury claims KLG had helped many clients who have suffered traumatic head and brain injuries. These injuries have arisen in road traffic accidents, accidents at work, trips or falls or as a result of clinical negligence. Whatever the cause of your traumatic head and brain injury, we have a team of […]

Compensation for nervous shock and psychological injury in Northern Ireland 16th February, 2023 When someone is injured following a road traffic accident, accident at work or due to the negligence of another person (such as in a clinical negligence claim), they may suffer both a physical injury and/or a psychological one. The victim is entitled […]

13th February, 2023 Hearing loss and compensation claims in Northern Ireland Noise induced hearing loss related to work is a major cause of deafness, hearing impairment and tinnitus in Great Britain. According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive, there were an estimated 11,000 workers with work-related hearing problems between 2019/20-2021/2022. Although occupational deafness […]