Legal Aid

[Pontipine]

Criminal legal aid fee overhaul may lead to 'exodus' of lawyers​

Criminal legal aid fee overhaul may lead to 'exodus' of lawyers | BreakingNews

The current system pays solicitors €239.38 per appearance per accused, and €59.86 for each subsequent court appearance.

www.breakingnews.ie

 

[Pontipine]

 

[sigourney's knickers]

I really really like bombs.

 

[RizzlaRebel]

I really really like bombs.

I find it’s very difficult to hold them in especially after a few pints of Murphys, the young fella finds them hilarious!!

 

[RizzlaRebel]

Criminal legal aid fee overhaul may lead to 'exodus' of lawyers​

Criminal legal aid fee overhaul may lead to 'exodus' of lawyers | BreakingNews

The current system pays solicitors €239.38 per appearance per accused, and €59.86 for each subsequent court appearance.

www.breakingnews.ie

Legal aid solicitors’ advice will change from “let’s fight this” to “you’re better off pleading guilty now rather than dragging this out!!”

 

[Pontipine]

I always loved a stick of dynamite when Clint lid it with his John Player Blue

 

[Meridian]

No harm at all, the legal business has certainly being riding this for far too long.

 

[El Guapo]

Single defendant accused of brothel keeping, generated up to €14,000 in legal aid fees

New legal aid rules are due to come into effect on July 1, with solicitors planning to go on strike for the rest of the week in protest at changes including the proposed 'one accused, one fee' system

www.irishexaminer.com

 

[Colonel Lee Fields]

Expenditure Growth: Criminal legal aid spending rose 94% from €19m in 2015 to €37m in 2024, with certificates up 82% to over 98,000.

•Multiple solicitors from the same firm claiming separate certificates for one client to maximize earnings, even if only one appears in court.

•Cases with legal aid taking ~2.5 times longer (313 days vs. 133 days without), contributing to delays.



And we all paying for it

 

[El Guapo]

Expenditure Growth: Criminal legal aid spending rose 94% from €19m in 2015 to €37m in 2024, with certificates up 82% to over 98,000.

•Multiple solicitors from the same firm claiming separate certificates for one client to maximize earnings, even if only one appears in court.

•Cases with legal aid taking ~2.5 times longer (313 days vs. 133 days without), contributing to delays.



And we all paying for it

Fairly Damning stats.