Justice minister looks to cap hefty legal fees

Justice minister looks to cap hefty legal fees

Justice Minister Helen McEntee: 'I am giving a clear commitment to introduce new guidelines to help improve the information the public will have about the costs of taking legal actions.'

The Government is working to cap the amount barristers and solicitors can charge in order to tackle hefty legal costs.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee wants to introduce new binding scales for the costs to provide greater certainty to people who access legal services or take court actions.

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