Mr Peter Groarke > RDJ LLP > Cork, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

RDJ LLP
85 South Mall
T12 TP8D
Ireland
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Work Department

Healthcare

Position

Peter is a Partner, practising as part of the Healthcare Litigation team. He has extensive experience in handling complex high value claims, including professional negligence and clinical negligence and acts on behalf of a number of leading indemnifiers. Peter provides specialist advices on Inquest hearings and Professional Medical complaints to a range of healthcare clients and also represents a number of Nursing Home Facilities.

Peter has been involved in advising Statutory Bodies on the issues of Administrative Law, Child Law and Education Law in the context of children’s rights. Prior to joining RDJ, he developed a dual experience in Criminal and Family Law.

He was Former President of the Southern Law Association (2014-2015), Council Member of the Law Society of Ireland (2013 -2016) and currently sits on the Law Society Client Complaints and Relations Committee.

Memberships

International Bar Association and Southern Law Association of Ireland

Education

University College Cork (BCL) University of Aristotle, Thessalonika (LLB)

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Healthcare and life sciences

RDJ LLP has extensive experience in healthcare claims across both the public and private sector. It represents a range of statutory bodies, health insurers, healthcare operations, hospitals and physicians in clinical negligence cases. The firm acts for the State Claims Agency and represents a number of key insurers. Padraic Brennan, Imelda Tierney, Fergal Dennehy and Peter Groarke are experienced in defending hospitals against catastrophic birth injury and negligence claims, along with cases involving alleged cancer misdiagnosis and acquired brain injuries; Groarke is also noted for advising nursing homes on regulatory matters and inquiries. Gillian Keating is a prominent name in life sciences corporate transactions and fundraisings.