Dianne Willmore, who passed from mesothelioma in 2009, won a landmark £240,000 case, holding Knowsley Borough Council liable for her asbestos exposure during school. Her case prompted legal and financial ramifications for local authorities nationwide, leading to increased awareness and changes in asbestos-related negligence proceedings.
Shane Flynn, 35, owner of a Mullingar clinic, was convicted of sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client seeking back pain relief. The investigation also revealed 18 hours of footage showing Flynn secretly filming 35 women during massages, raising further concerns about his conduct and abuse of trust within his practice.
Naveed Rana, a Dublin taxi driver, was sentenced to five and a half years for the assault of an 18-year-old woman after a night out. The court heard how Rana took advantage of the victim’s trust, driving erratically and assaulting her before being apprehended due to her quick actions in reporting the incident to Gardaí.
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Dave Coleman is the founder and Managing Partner at Coleman Legal LLP. He is nationally and internationally recognised for his expertise on various legal issues, such as multi-party actions, personal litigation, sexual abuse, and public and administrative Law.
He has over 30 years of experience and is considered one of the most experienced solicitors in Ireland in multi-party litigation and has overseen a significant number of important and topical multi-party actions, including Hepatitis C cases, institutional sexual abuse cases, property defect cases, more recently Facebook moderator cases, Larium cases, vaginal mesh implant cases, and various other catastrophic injury cases.
Dave Coleman and his team have advised groups on a national basis on the following matters: DePuy Hip Replacement, a substantial group of bondholders in an action against ACC Bank, a large number of claimants living in a housing estate affected by defective blocks, a group of individuals in the Michael Shine sexual abuse case and various other multi-party actions. Dave believes in delivering tailor-made legal services to clients and regularly meets with and advises diverse groups of clients on issues of concern to them.
Dave Coleman graduated from UCD and was admitted as a solicitor in 1986. He has also been admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales.
