Case Studies

Kevin Hegarty was recently instructed on behalf of a 16 year-old patient with a complaint against her General Practitioner arising from a delay in diagnosis of diabetes. The Patient attended her GP complaining of excessive thirst, dehydration, and fatigue. She was conscious that she had some symptoms of potential Type 1 Diabetes. On attending her…

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors were recently asked to assist in a dispute with a building contractor, whom was contracted to carry out work at a development property site. It was argued that the contractor left the works unfinished and that the works that were finished were also defective. Court proceedings were issued in the High Court…

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors were instructed on behalf of Ms C, a 51 year old lady who, at the time of injury, was employed as a cook in a fish and chip shop. Dionne Darragh acted in this case. At the end of her shift, in August 2016, Ms C was cleaning around the chip pan…

O’Reilly Stewart were instructed on behalf of Mrs G following a road traffic accident in January 2015. Dionne Darragh acted. Mrs G was driving on the M3 motorway when an articulated lorry changed lanes, without notice and collided with her vehicle. Liability was admitted following pre-proceeding discussions and an interim payment was requested in the…

Kevin Hegarty was recently instructed on behalf of a client living in Northern Ireland who unfortunately was involved in a road traffic accident in Dublin. As Kevin is qualified and licensed to practise in both the UK and Ireland, we were able to deal with the matter. After some dispute in respect of who was…

In certain circumstances we can apply to the Court on behalf of an estate to have a copy will submitted on behalf of a deceased’s estate.  

A beneficiary does not have to accept a gift left in a will. You can redirect any gift for example to your children or anyone you wish as if it came directly from the deceased. This is done by way of Deed of Variation. A Deed of Variation can be drafted if there is a…

If the deceased has died without a will then the estate will follow the rules laid down by the Intestacy Legislation. If you die without a will you are said to have died intestate and therefore you will not apply for Probate but for Letters of Administration. Your surviving spouse (including a separated spouse) or…

An executor was appointed under a will and that executor wished not to act due to personal reasons. The executor advised the solicitor very early on in the probate process. As the executor had not intermeddled with the estate they were then able to renounce their executorship. This was done by way of Deed drafted…

Patrick Mullarkey , O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors,  acted on behalf of the family of Mr Denis Doran at an Inquest which proceeded during the first week of April 2019 before Mr P McGurgan, the Coroner for Northern Ireland. Mr Doran died on 19th November 2016.  At the time he was aged 57 years. Mr Doran attended the…

Kevin Hegarty recently acted on behalf of a keen Cyclist who unfortunately collided with a motor vehicle on our roads. It was a classic case of the driver turning left and not indicating or properly checking his mirrors for the presence of any vulnerable road user such as a Cyclist. As our client was correctly…

O’Reilly Stewart were instructed on behalf of Ms O following a road traffic accident in August 2015. Dionne Darragh acted. The other driver pulled out unexpectedly in front of Ms O and collided with the rear driver side of her vehicle pushing her into the traffic lights. Ms O was taken by ambulance to Antrim…