Woman who claims she was charged 'excessive legal fees' loses High Court case

The court heard that the woman said that her life had been ruined as a result of the combined efforts of the legal representatives engaged by her and those acting on behalf of her husband

The woman's final bill in the family law case against her husband came to €232,920. File photo: iStock

A woman who claimed she ended with an “excessive” legal bill of over €232,000 after contentious high net value family law and related proceedings in the courts has lost a High Court case over the fees.

The woman had gone to court seeking to overturn a determination of the review committee of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) last year upholding a decision that the woman’s solicitor had not charged excessive fees.