Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I think it is a significant issue and in many instances it brings people along a false path, creating a culture where there is a dysfunctional relationship between the service provider, the solicitor and the client, which means that they are doing things such as asking a doctor to amend a medical report through the legal process because there is a combined incentive. What is Dr. Doherty's view of any solicitor taking a percentage of a claim?

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