Arguments for reform of the dynamic of medical negligence litigation in Ireland frequently centre on temporal and financial concerns. However, as the field of law and psychology has continued to grow, a body of international literature has emerged which recognises that litigation can have a destructive emotional impact on its participants, particularly in the context of medical negligence disputes.This paper contributes to the discourse on law-caused harms through a critical exploration of the emotional burdens of medical negligence litigation from the perspective of both the plaintiff and medical practitioner, with reference to the findings of an empirical study (interviews with barristers, patient support groups, and medical professional bodies) and the literature. Whilst the temporal and financial efficiency of medical negligence litigation is important, if litigation can cause emotional harm, this should be considered a serious, undesirable effect of the traditional adversarial process, and may have broader implications for reform in this area.

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探索医疗过失诉讼对原告和医生的情感负担和影响：来自爱尔兰的见解

爱尔兰医疗过失诉讼动态改革的争论经常集中在时间和财务问题上。然而，随着法律和心理学领域的不断发展，出现了大量国际文献，它们认识到诉讼可能对其参与者产生破坏性的情感影响，尤其是在医疗过失纠纷的背景下。本文有助于论述通过从原告和医生的角度对医疗过失诉讼的情感负担进行批判性探索，并参考实证研究的结果（与大律师、患者支持团体和医疗专业团体的访谈），探讨法律造成的损害) 和文献。