Mr Brian Horkan > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
BARROW STREET
DUBLIN 4
D04 TR29
Ireland
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Work Department

Health & Prosecutions

Position

Partner, Head of Health & Prosecutions

Career

Brian is Head of the Health and Prosecutions team. Brian advises on all aspects of Healthcare law, prosecutions and criminal law.

This often involves urgent advice or Court applications for protective orders or for medical treatment.

Brian has 20 years Court advocacy experience which gives a unique perspective on avoiding disputes where possible and preparing for and presenting cases where necessary.

Brian successfully advised a hospital in a 4 day remote Supreme Court action in which judgement was delivered in Jan 2021. The Special Rapporteur for Children described this case the most significant children’s rights decision of Irish courts in 15 years.

Memberships

Law Society and Dublin Solicitors Bar Association; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Admitted as a Solicitor to the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Law Society Technology Committee

Education

BCL (International) UCD & Melbourne University Diploma in Human Rights UCD Diploma in Arbitration UCD