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.
Defective Blocks newsletter and latest updates.
Mother and Baby Homes redress newsletter and latest updates.
CAMHS newsletter and latest updates.
Philip Treacy is a qualified solicitor with over 14 years of legal experience. In April 2019, Philip joined Coleman Legal, where he is a member of the highly experienced Litigation team with a combined team experience of well over one hundred years of practice.
Philip has represented many clients of our Firm. He recently has achieved successful settlements for workplace injury cases, fatal injury claims, road traffic accidents, and historical clerical school sexual abuse claims. Most recently, Philip has also successfully made applications on behalf of clients to the State Ex-Gratia scheme for victims of historical day school abuse. Philip also represents employees in work-related cases with the Workplace Relations Commission. Before joining our Firm in 2019, Philip managed his own general Law Practice, and he has brought us the benefit of a wide range of post-qualification experience.
Philip Treacy has successfully settled workplace injury cases, road traffic accidents, and school sexual abuse claims. He has also successfully made an application to the State Ex-Gratia scheme for four victims of day school abuse. Philip continues to work on medical negligence claims, dental negligence claims, workplace physical injury claims, workplace sexual assault claims, as well as historical childhood sexual abuse claims.
In addition to his legal professional qualifications, Philip also has a 2.1 Honours Degree in Accounting and Human Resource Management and a wide range of business and commercial experience. Philip Treacy has also worked in the past as a volunteer for FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) for eight years, offering legal advice to many people on various different and complex legal matters.
