Judge rules halving of Limerick solicitor's fees was correct

A bill of €70,000 - subsequently cut to €36,000 - was submitted by the solicitor for a man injured in a hit-and-run who had settled his case for €175,000

Mr Justice Garrett Simons found there was no error by the court official who reviews legal bills, the Legal Costs Adjudicator. File photo: iStock

A cut in a solicitor's legal fees bill for work on a road traffic accident case from €70,000 to €36,000 was correct, the High Court has ruled.

Mr Justice Garrett Simons found there was no error by the court official who reviews legal bills, the Legal Costs Adjudicator - in his assessment of the amount properly allowable for the work of Hayes solicitors of Limerick in the case in which a settlement of €175,000 was agreed.