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Solicitor Fees

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  • 22-05-2012 4:26pm
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    Koni
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    I'm wondering how much an average Unfair dismissal case would cost? As I have just received a bill from my solicitor and that is €2900. But I have been in their office only once and it was only one court hearing, so they had to get a barrister.

    It just looks a bit high to me especially from they start they said that it will not be more than 10% of the award and now they just explain that as it took such a long time...

    Any suggestions welcome.

    Thanks
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    Predalien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Predalien


    Did you get a detailed statement of costs? Unfortunately, once a barrister has to do a bit of work that can substantially increase things.


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    nuac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭nuac


    1. You dont say whether case taken before EAT or Court ( onis pf proof differs

    2. Investigating unfair dismissal takes some time. Detailed statement required from claimant, fellow workers, trade unon etc.

    3. Correspondence etc to be checked against firms Gievance procedures etc

    4. €2,000 would not go far in paying for above


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    December2012
    Registered Users Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    Koni wrote: »
    But I have been in their office only once and it was only one court hearing, so they had to get a barrister.

    Your solicitor doesn't just work on the case when you are in front of him/her yknow.


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    Koni
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Koni


    The case was heard in EAT. Company went to liquidation after that, so I had to deal with liquidator and unsolvency claims payments myself.

    The breakdown I got is Fee + Vat + Stationery Costs. Should Fee part be broken down?

    I do understand that solicitor do not work only when in court or I'm in the office, but they did not provide any help with Liquidator or Insolvency Payments, and was changing barristers all over the place just one day before the hearing. So putting all that together I really do not feel that fee is fare, especially all that happened 3 years ago when the fees were lower I assume.


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    nuac
    Registered Users Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭nuac


    Fee is reasonable for reasons I have already set out


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    Predalien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Predalien


    It would help if the fee note detailed the work undertaken, for example all the correspondence involved, the documents created/submitted and so on. I have some limited knowledge of typical legal fees and do not believe the amount is massive, given that unfair dismissal claims are typically difficult enough situations. However, there should be more to a statement of costs than just an amount, if you genuinely believe you are being overcharged then the taxing master might be able to help

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/courts_system/office_of_the_taxing_master.html


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