Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A former Member of this House, speaking of members of the legal profession, said that they see themselves as immune to reform and have made justice unavailable to all but the mega-rich and quangos in the State. He pointed out that the leading firm system of charging in advance by the hour is the same one used in calculating remuneration for a profession even older than the law.

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