Personal Injury Claims
Killeen Solicitors LLP has over 40 years’ experience in personal injury claims* involving both adults and children including:
- Road Traffic Accidents or Motor Claims;
- Accidents at work;
- Occupational injury actions; i.e. Bullying and Harassment
- Accidents in a public place;
- Accidents on holidays
- Accidents on airplanes
- Product Liability actions;
- Medical Negligence actions;
We assist in making an application to the Personal Injury Assessment Board and if necessary, initiate and litigate your Court action. Our firm has extensive expertise in the Injuries Board Assessment and High Court, Circuit Court and District Court personal injury claims* and will provide you with guidance and advice throughout the process.
*In contentious business a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.
Medical Negligence
Killeen Solicitors LLP has over 40 years of experience in medical negligence actions and medical misadventure claims. We offer specialist expertise in these claims and offer trusted and sound advice. We have specialist medical negligence Solicitors with a particular specialism in faults and/or errors in surgery, diagnosis and medical and cosmetic treatment.
Our team has extensive knowledge of this sector of the law, as well as representing clients and their claims, and will treat your case with the greatest sensitivity and care to make the process as easy as possible for you.
We understand the trauma that patients undergo when their surgeon, doctor or dentist has acted carelessly in your care or treatment.
Issue or injury:
If you have suffered an injury or illness caused by a medical error or substandard care, you may be entitled to make a claim for financial compensation. On some occasions parties just wish to gain peace of mind that the medical practitioner provided the required care at the appropriate time.
It is often very difficult for a patient to second guess the expertise of the treating professional and to seek the advice necessary to bring a claim for injuries and harm suffered.
The Process:
The first step is to obtain your medical records from the medical provider.
Secondly, we obtain an independent expert opinion on your treatment to establish whether any issue or malpractice occurred.
In order to establish if there is a case in medical negligence or dental negligence, it will be necessary to prove that a medical practitioner breached their duty to you, that the breach caused your injury and that no reasonably competent practitioner in the relevant field, at the relevant time, with the same qualifications and expertise, faced with the same circumstances, would have acted in the same way.
The burden of proof is therefore high and it is all the more important to obtain expert advice from an experienced solicitor as early as possible. We can request and obtain the necessary reports from medical practitioners practising in all areas of medicine.
Thirdly, if as result of the report litigation is necessary, we engage an appropriate barrister or barristers on your behalf to advise and issue the appropriate proceedings.
Finally, we carry and advise you through the proceedings to obtain the best outcome for you.
Killeen Solicitors act in the following areas:
- All types of medical or clinical negligence;
- Medical misadventure;
- Delayed or late diagnoses of an illness;
- Dental negligence;
- Cosmetic negligence;
- Birth and pregnancy complications;
- Medical product liability;
- Surgical errors.
We are happy to discuss the circumstances of your case with you and to advise you on each and every step of the process so you can fully understand and be confident in making the appropriate discussion.
*In contentious business a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.
Conveyancing
Killeen Solicitors LLP offers expert assistance in Residential Property Conveyancing:
- Buying of property;
- Selling of property;
- Property re-mortgaging; and
- Property Related Matters
We provide expert services in residential and commercial conveyancing including registration of your property with the Property Registration Authority and providing peace of mind, advice and guidance throughout the conveyancing process.
Probate
Killeen Solicitors LLP has 40 years’ experience in dealing with the execution of Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorneys and the Administration of Estates.
We believe it is important for you to make a Will, in circumstances where you do not make a Will the law on intestacy decides what happens to your property and your possessions. A Will can ensure that proper arrangements are made for your dependants and that your property is distributed in the way you wish after death.
Killeen Solicitors provide expertise in estate planning, taxation issues and creation of Trusts relating to your Will.
When a Will requires administering, we assist your personal representatives in administering the estate in a timely and efficient manner, including:
- Filling out the relevant statutory form;
- Making the appropriate notification to institution;
- Extracting the Grant of Probate, through the Probate office;
- Advising beneficiaries and/or family members of their rights and in relation to the estate;
- Administrating your Will as per your requests;
- Managing Trusts;
We provide expert and trusted advice on all areas of Probate law at a very sensitive and difficult time.
Additionally, we when needed provide simple and trusted legal advice when litigation on estate is required.
GDPR and Data Breaches
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies from 25 May 2018. It has general application to the processing of personal data in the European Union, setting out more extensive obligations on data controllers and processors, and providing strengthened protections for data subjects. The regulation was transposed or adopted in law in this jurisdiction by the Data Protection Act 2018 (The 2018 Act).
The GDPR, along with The 2018 Act, controls how entities use your personal data.
Personal data is defined in the Act as any information relating to a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, and online identifier or two one or more factors specific to the physical, psychological, add genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that person.
If someone can be identified from the information a data controller holds on them, it is personal data. For instances a name, address, PPS number or other personal information is personal data and personal data must be controlled and processed in a particular manner.
All entities (companies, business, government bodies or organisation) that collect, process, and store your information or your personal data are known as a data controller and data controllers must control, process and store your information or your personal data in compliance with the 2018 Act.
When one gives personal data to any entity they have a duty to keep those details factually correct, private and safe and this process is known as Data Protection: A data controller or processor of data must ensure that they:
- Process data lawfully, fairly and transparently;
- Collect data for specified or stated and legitimate purpose;
- Do not keep data longer than is necessary;
- Processed data with integrity and confidentiality.
In circumstances where a controller or processor of data has breached your right(s) pursuant to the 2018 Act you have a right to compensation.
If you feel or believe that your personal information has been collected, processed or store incorrectly, please contact Killeen Solicitors LLP as soon as possible to discuss. Our expert team is in a position to advise you on whether your rights have been infringed and whether you have a claim for compensation for that breach.
Enforcement of Residential Tenancies Board Determinations. “RTB”
Killeen Solicitors LLP is appointed by the Residential Tenancies Board for the enforcement of Determinations in the City and County of Dublin.
We also provide legal services and represent private landlords and tenants in the enforcement of RTB Determinations pursuant to section 124 of the 2004 Act in the District Court and where necessary in the Circuit Court in relation to the following:
- Tenant rent arrears;
- Obtaining vacant possession;
- Damages for illegal evictions or termination of tenancy; and
- Damages for the interference with the quiet enjoyment of a dwelling.
Family Law
The breakdown of a relationship is never an easy time for those involved.
We believe you require sensitive and professional advice to make matters as straight forward as possible.
Killeen Solicitors LLP specialises in family and matrimonial law and has an experienced team of family solicitors.
We offer advice about divorce, judicial separation, maintenance, access to children, child disputes and financial disputes by way of proceedings or by alternative dispute resolution including mediation.
General Litigation
Killeen Solicitors LLP is dedicated to exploring alternative dispute resolution including mediation as an alternative to litigation, however, when you need to commence and prosecute your issue, we have a team of solicitors to assist you in resolving your issue successfully.
We provide advice in many contentious legal areas and have distinctive expertise in handling cases before the Courts in every jurisdiction including the High Court and the Commercial Court.
We advise clients in a wide range of high value contentious areas and our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team includes solicitors from a number of practice areas including Commercial, Company, Employment, Defamation and Construction Law.
We help our clients to resolve their disputes efficiently and effectively to minimise stress and costs and provide pragmatic and effective advice.
Debt Collection
Killeen Solicitors LLP provides debt collection services in the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court for any monetary amount.
We demand the debt on your behalf and, if necessary, initiate proceedings in the appropriate jurisdiction:
The monetary jurisdictions of the Courts are as follows:
- District Court – Claims up to €15,000;
- Circuit Court – Claims between €15,000 and €75,000;
- High Court – Claims for more than €75,000;
Once we obtain a judgment on your behalf in one of the above jurisdictions and the amount remains unpaid, we provide guidance on the best and most effective way to enforce your judgment by either registering the judgment in the Central Office, engaging the Sheriff, obtaining an instalment Order in the District Court or registering a Judgment Mortgage on any property the debtor possesses and initiating well-charging proceedings.
In the circumstances where a debt is against a company we can petition for the winding up of the Company.
