Talk the talk

Sinéad Kearney, head of the health services unit at Dublin law firm BCM Hanby Wallace, talks to David Clerkin.

You’ve just set up the country’s first legal unit specialising in the health services area. Why is there demand for such a unit?

BCM Hanby Wallace has had long-standing relationships with a large number of clients in the health services field. We started off handling their general requirements for legal advice and looked after property and employment law issues. But there’s now an increasing amount of litigation in the health area and we feel clients want a specialised and integrated team to look after their requirements.