McDowell publishes report on system of legal costs

LAWYERS will in future be required to furnish more transparent, streamlined and consumer-friendly costs estimates to clients, an expert group will recommend today.

It is also expected to propose the setting up of a legal costs regulatory group to oversee the entire system of costs.

Tánaiste Michael McDowell will today publish the report of the Legal Costs Implementation Advisory Group (IAG). Chaired by Desmond Miller, the IAG was asked to modernise the system — some of which dates back to the era of Henry VII — and make it more accessible and understandable for clients.