Lawyers
Brian Horkan
- Phone+353 86 828 3971
- Email[email protected]
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