Legal costs ‘thwart pursuit of justice’

THE mother of the young Cork man who died following a series of medical errors says cases such as that which focused on her son’s tragic death should be heard in forums other than the courts.

The spiralling cost of litigation very often deterred people from having recourse to justice and truth, Margaret Murphy said.

She believes the Medical Council and the Minister for Health Mícheál Martin should work towards the creation of a special forum which would adjudicate on questionable medical cases.