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lawyers advertising

  • 01-05-2008 8:17pm
    #1
    mountainyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,268 ✭✭✭


    what would be the legal position of something like Injury Lawyers for You or the National Accident Helpline setting up in Ireland?


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  • #2
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,495 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    There are rules, I suspect by the Law Society as to what a solicitor can advertise. I understand this includes a prohibition on (a) creating a complaint where none existed or (b) promoting a personal injury claim.

    I don't think barristers can advertise to the public.

    I wonder if there is scope for a person without legal training to set up such a service.


  • #3
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I would see no problem with a civilian setting up a service like "National Accident Helpline" so long as it was merely a redirection service where they just took details and forwarded these to unnamed solicitors that then contact the client to take instructions.


  • #4
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    One would need to be aware about Cartel issues and Competition Law in such an arrangement.


  • #5
    johnfás
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭johnfás


    The Law Society did some adverts in the newspapers a while ago. They had cartoons in them highlighting different scenarios with the moral of the story being they should have talked to a solicitor.

    They were seen as the Society testing the law in this area... that's according to my lecturer anyway...


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