Overcharging scandal is disgusting, says legal chief

THE State’s most senior courts official last night launched a scathing attack on some members of the legal profession, claiming the mood for seismic change was now unstoppable in the wake of the overcharging scandal.

The Master of the High Court, Edmund Honohan, a senior counsel, said the fact it took so long for the story to emerge confirms the perception that wronged clients feel they have nowhere to turn for redress.

Mr Honohan, who is not a judge but sits on the bench to hear discovery and other motions, said the profession should have no objection to being regulated by an outside body, to open its books and stand over them.