PSYCHIATRISTS could hold talks to resolve legal action being taken by a former Tyrone GAA star jailed for shooting dead his father.
Sean Hackett is challenging alleged failures to provide medical treatment for his diagnosed delusional order.
But a High Court judge was told on Friday, one expert who believes the 22-year-old harboured a secret need to kill either of his parents has suggested discussions with colleagues in clinical disagreement.
Mr Justice Maguire said: "This case cries out for serious, deliberate attempts to see if there's a path forward."
Hackett is serving a seven-year sentence for the manslaughter of his father Aloysius in January 2013. A jury found him guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility after acquitting him of murder.
Aloysius Hackett, a former chairman of St Macartan's GAC in Augher, was shot twice in the head on the driveway of the family home.
In September last year he won his appeal against the original sentence of 10 years behind bars before he can be considered for release.
Up to five psychiatrists backed the view that Hackett was in a delusional state of mind when he carried out the killing.
One expert who gave evidence was Dr Carine Minne, who is based at Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire.
Based on the additional medical evidence, the Court of Appeal accepted his ability to form a rational judgment had been significantly impaired.
At the time, Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan decided against making a hospital order, but said the case required the Department of Justice to urgently consider a transfer.
He also identified a compelling need for Hackett to receive appropriate psychotherapy at a suitable location.
However, the prisoner's legal team issued legal proceedings amid claims that prison authorities have failed to comply with those recommendations.
Earlier this year he was granted leave to seek a judicial review against both the Department of Justice and the South Eastern Trust.
Barrister Desmond Fahy, representing the Hackett family, revealed that Dr Minne has suggested holding discussions with other psychiatrists "entrenched" in their differing views on the case.
"She also raised he possibility of an independent expert convening that with a view to identifying a possible way forward outside these proceedings," Mr Fahy added.
