11 July 2022 Priya Vaidya 3878 Case Updates Cloonan v The Health Service Executive [2022] IECA 129 by Priya Vaidya The case: The plaintiff claimed that the death of his wife, Josephine, by suicide, was caused by negligence and breach of duty on the part of the Health Service Executive (the ‘HSE’) and Dr Kishan Browne, a psychiatrist. Judgment was given in favour of the Plaintiff and the HSE and Dr Browne brought this appeal because in their view, ‘a serious miscarriage of justice’ had occurred. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Psychiatry11. Report Writing15. Giving Oral Evidence Related articles Trinsic Collagen Limited v Procoll Limited [2026] EWHC 1793 (Ch) Expert Witnesses at a Turning Point Podcast Episode 28: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026 A Day in the Life of a Dangerous Dog Legislation Expert Witness X and Y (Care Proceedings: Fact Finding: Death of a Child: Expert Evidence), Re [2025] EWFC 132 Switch article Wright v Abbey Equine LTD T/A Abbeyleix Stud Farm [2022] IEHC 341 Previous Article EWI Team completes London Legal Walk Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.