Legal Affairs James McDermott: The buck should stop with government in funding of civil lawsuitsIt’s allowed in other jurisdictions but a third-party funding model inevitably short-changes both the system and the injured party
Legal ‘Few practise law for fun, fame or philanthropy’: Ireland’s legal costs problemCrippling legal costs in Ireland have been the subject of six major reports in the past 20 years, but in some cases eye-watering fees actually represent value for money
Planning Free legal aid for environmental challenges will be developed in ‘collaborative manner’Paul Hogan, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing, said the new scheme will protect judicial reviews on environmental grounds
Legal Law Society and Bar Council at odds with SME lobby group over legal costs report Irish SME association hits out at report recommending controlling legal costs by system of non-binding guidelines rather than table of maximum costs