Solicitor determined to take action on prison slopping-out

A MAVERICK solicitor has vowed to press ahead with a mass claim for compensation on behalf of hundreds of prisoners who allege their human rights have been violated by being forced to slop out.

However, Limerick solicitor John Devane said the action has been put on hold as he is still recovering from illness.

The solicitor, who contracted MRSA a number of years ago, was struck down by pneumonia shortly after he announced plans for a class action suit by former and serving prisoners.