Only 'paupers and millionaires' can litigate, says judge after noting €460k legal costs of €228k case

A High Court judge said the case underlines the “disproportionate” level of legal costs in the court

High legal costs have been a serious problem for years and regularly throw up the kind of anomalies that had occurred in this case, Mr Justice Michael Twomey said. File picture: iStock

The legal costs bill of deciding a dispute over ownership of €228,000 may run to over €500,000.

This, a High Court judge has said, underlines the “disproportionate” level of legal costs in the High Court and why the recent civil justice review has urged reform.