Solicitors Rachael Liston and Clare Flavin have set up a medical and professional negligence practice.

The new Co Wicklow-based practice will focus on making the health service more accountable, say the partners. 

The pair previously worked together at Orpen Franks, where they headed up a medical negligence department and were winners of Medical Negligence Law Firm of the Year at the Irish Law Awards in 2019. 

Rachael is best known for high-profile cases involving baby deaths at Portlaoise Hospital and exposing breast cancer misdiagnosis in St James’s Hospital.

She says that the new practice aims to secure justice in a compassionate and professional manner: “We strive to make the Irish health system a better place for all, so that mistakes of the past are not repeated,” she said. 

Specialised

Cork native Rachael, is a UCC law graduate and qualified as a solicitor in 2001, and quickly specialised in medical and professional negligence.

Partner Clare Flavin is also a Cork native: “We know that beyond seeking damages, it is about getting answers for people – understanding exactly what went wrong and why. We carry out exhaustive investigations and help people to get the answers that they deserve,” she says.

Both Clare and Rachael are members of Action for Victims of Medical Accidents and the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association.