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    #32
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    The Mustard wrote: »
    Certain County Registrars have sets of scale costs, but these are neither publicly accessible nor very comprehensive.

    It would clarify matters a good deal for lawyers, clients and insurance companies, if there were comprehensive, publicly accessible standard scales of costs, showing the amounts at which various matters would be likely to tax in respect of each court.

    It might be interesting to see whether this would make sense, whether on a statutory basis or otherwise.

    I realise that it would not deal with all of the matters raised here.

    I agree. It also means that the blue chip company that wants to get the best solicitors and best barristers can be told that they are paid twice the scale because they are worth it, and the company can readily assess how much they will pay above and beyond any order for costs. Likewise the person of limited means can go to three or four different new start up firms of solicitors seeing if any are interested in doing a case for 50-75% of the scale.


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    #33
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    they are paid twice the scale because they are worth it

    L'Oréal Lawyers :pac::pac:


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    #34
    Wildlife Actor
    Registered Users Posts: 485 ✭✭Wildlife Actor


    johnnyskeleton wrote: »
    The problem isn't the solicitors

    I agree with much of what you've said (especially that consumers are obliged to take care of themselves - the amount of "mammying" that goes on these days is ridiculous, and the abdication of responsibility by borrowers is a classic example of this)

    ...except the above, which is rather the point that I was making. I take it you're familiar with section 68 letters. I've seen a few, each one a joke.

    The point I'm making is that if lawyers - as a group - don't take on the task of increasing clarity, then others will impose a "vote-getting" outcome which is neither helpful to the consumer nor fair to the lawyer.


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    #35
    Big C
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Big C


    Glad I not paying fees for this thread, emails have got so expensive


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