Ms Caroline Crowley > Hayes Solicitors LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Ms Caroline Crowley

+353 1 6624747 ccrowley@hayes-solicitors.ie

Work Department

Healthcare, Regulatory & Administrative Law

Position

Partner in the Healthcare department and Head of Regulatory & Administrative Law Caroline practises in and advises on a wide range of legal areas, and has over 25 years’ experience in civil litigation with particular emphasis on professional negligence including medical, dental and veterinary negligence. Caroline has extensive experience in complex cerebral palsy and high value catastrophic injury claims on behalf of hospitals. She also advises on disciplinary hearings before the Medical, Dental and Veterinary Councils and on ethical issues. Caroline has acted in a number of High Court challenges of decisions of the Medical Council which resulted in chanes to the Council’s practices and procedures. Caroline also has an interest in alternative dispute resolution and is accredited as a mediator by CEDR (the English Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution). She has lectured on various topics including claims handling, informed consent and the Medical Practitioners Act. Caroline has assisted a number of clients in successfully lobbying the Minister for Health and the Minister for Justice in relation to proposed legislative enactments. She is a French and Italian speaker.

Languages

Italian, French

Memberships

Law Society of Ireland – Member of the Guidance and Ethics Committee
CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) Accredited Mediator
Irish Commercial Mediators Association
Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Physician Insurers Association of America.

Education

BA (Hons) University College Dublin
Professional Diploma in Legal Studies
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 1988
Accredited Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution(CEDR)