This is the website for the Irish ASR Hip Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) Process.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2017: Please see letter to Mr Justice Cross of 3 October 2017 containing an update on the ADR Process. Note: over 50% of cases involving revised plaintiffs have now been resolved.
UPDATE MAY 2017: Please see judgment of Mr Justice Cross of 5 May 2017 calling on parties to progress their claims in the ADR Process. As of May 2017, more than 400 claims have been resolved by direct negotiation or through ADR.
UPDATE JANUARY 2017: Please see letter to Mr Justice Cross of 6 January 2017 which clarifies aspects of the eligibility criteria, including the eligibility of bi-lateral claimants who have undergone one revision only.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2016: Please see costs announcement – €25,000 in respect of costs, expenses and VAT will be paid to plaintiffs’ solicitors within 28 days of settlement of claims within the ADR Process. This does not prejudice any right to seek higher costs and expenses in the circumstances of the case, though taxation or negotiation. The announcement also offers to help plaintiff’s solicitors collect medical records in these cases.
This ADR Process was approved by Court Order made by Mr Justice Cross on 16 December 2015. For details on how to apply, please see tabs above.
Solicitors may discuss possible settlement of any eligible claim on a without prejudice basis with McCann FitzGerald, as solicitors for DePuy. Please click here for McCann FitzGerald’s contact details for direct negotiation.