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Coronial law [2025] NICoroner 7

McNabb, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of

McNabb, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of [2025] NICoroner 7 (05 November 2025)

The coroner found that Triona Rose McNabb died from small bowel obstruction caused by NSAID enteropathy, with hospital delays, handover failures and poor monitoring contributing.

  • Inquest procedure
  • Hospital care standards
  • Medical misadventure
  • Cause of death determination
  • Inquest-procedure
  • Hospital-care-standards
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Civil procedure [2025] NIMaster 15

Brown v Sterne & Ors

Brown v Sterne & Ors [2025] NIMaster 15 (02 October 2025)

The court ordered disclosure of a defendant GP’s statement to the plaintiff, finding privilege had been waived when the statement was sent to and relied on by the defendant’s expert.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Disclosure of documents
  • Waiver of privilege
  • Clinical negligence protocol
  • Legal-professional-privilege
  • Disclosure-of-documents
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Coronial law [2025] NICoroner 4

McHugh, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of

McHugh, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of [2025] NICoroner 4 (22 May 2025)

Inquest into John Alexander McHugh’s death after head and neck cancer surgery. The coroner found the death avoidable, identifying issues with surgery extent, tracheostomy removal, and oral fluids.

  • Inquest procedure
  • Hospital death
  • Post-operative care
  • Clinical decision-making
  • Cause of death
  • Inquest-procedure
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Administrative law [2025] NIKB 21

Roberts, Application for Judicial Review (Rev2)

Roberts, Application for Judicial Review (Rev2) [2025] NIKB 21 (11 April 2025)

The High Court refused leave for judicial review of GMC decisions not to refer allegations against Professor Ian Young, finding no irrationality, legal misdirection, or material flaw.

  • Judicial review of regulatory decisions
  • Fitness to practise proceedings
  • Dishonesty in professional context
  • Procedural fairness
  • Application of regulatory guidance
  • Judicial-review
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Coronial law [2024] NICoroner 31

Brady, Inquest Touching the Death of

Brady, Inquest Touching the Death of [2024] NICoroner 31 (27 September 2024)

Inquest findings on the death of Troy Cooper Brady examined consent, delivery planning, and breech-birth management, concluding the death was avoidable.

  • Inquest into death
  • Clinical decision-making
  • Informed consent
  • Obstetric practice
  • Hospital procedures
  • Inquest-into-death
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Coronial law [2024] NICoroner 19

Dougal & Ors, An Inquest into the Deaths of

Dougal & Ors, An Inquest into the Deaths of [2024] NICoroner 19 (04 March 2024)

The coroner excused Martin Dudley from giving oral evidence in the Springhill inquest, finding severe Alzheimer’s disease made him unable to comply.

  • Witness excusal
  • Capacity to give evidence
  • Section 17a coroners act (northern ireland) 1959
  • Medical evidence in inquests
  • Inquest-witness-excusal
  • Capacity-to-give-evidence
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Administrative law [2024] NICA 6

McCloskey v General Medical Council

McCloskey v General Medical Council [2024] NICA 6 (19 January 2024)

The Court of Appeal held that Dr McCloskey’s appeal was extinguished by operation of law after the GMC made a final order and revoked the interim suspension order.

  • Interim suspension orders
  • Fitness to practise
  • Statutory appeals
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial bias allegations
  • Interim-suspension-orders
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Coronial law [2023] NICoroner 20

Ferguson, Inquest into the Death of

Ferguson, Inquest into the Death of [2023] NICoroner 20 (11 December 2023)

Inquest into Raychel Ferguson’s death held that Article 2’s enhanced investigative duty did not apply, so no expanded verdict was required.

  • Article 2 echr
  • Medical negligence
  • Systemic failure
  • Hospital governance
  • Expanded verdict
  • Procedural obligations
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Medical law [2023] NIFam 15

A Health & Social Care Trust v A Patient & Anor

A Health & Social Care Trust v A Patient & Anor [2023] NIFam 15 (10 November 2023)

The court declared that doctors may lawfully perform a below-knee amputation and related treatment for a patient who lacked capacity to consent.

  • Consent to medical treatment
  • Capacity to consent
  • Best interests
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Declaratory relief
  • Capacity-to-consent
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Administrative law [2023] NIKB 75

General Medical Council v McCloskey (Re Medical Act 1983, s.41A(6))

General Medical Council v McCloskey (Re Medical Act 1983, s.41A(6)) [2023] NIKB 75 (30 June 2023)

The High Court of Northern Ireland extended Dr McCloskey’s interim suspension from medical practice, rejecting challenges based on alleged fraud, illegality and unfairness.

  • Interim suspension of medical practitioner
  • Extension of interim orders
  • Fitness to practise
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial review standards
  • Medical-practitioner-discipline
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