Government's plan to cap judicial review fees 'an attack on lawyers'

The chair of the Bar Council, Seán Guerin SC, said there is no real evidence that these reviews are a significant cause of delay to infrastructure, calling the plans 'troubling'

Seán Guerin SC said it is 'absolutely the message' that the average person would lose under the new plans. File Picture: Conor McCabe Photography.

There is "no real evidence" that judicial reviews are a significant cause of delay to infrastructure, despite government plans to overhaul them, the chair of the Bar Council has said.

Seán Guerin SC told the Irish Examiner the plans to cap fees on judicial reviews are "an attack on the people who use the legal system", which is "troubling".