Dodgy lawyers should not be left to tender mercies of Law Society

IT can happen that the most cruel encounter in your life could be a brush with the law.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people in Ireland who have gone to the law for justice, and ended up being destroyed. It is especially true in family law cases, and in cases involving the division of property, that the scars can last forever. And these are the civil cases.

We have no way of knowing in Ireland how many miscarriages of justice there have been in the criminal courts, but it is not unreasonable to believe they happen. And when they do in either the criminal or civil code it can be because of a judge who doesn't care, or a lawyer who doesn't care. It could even be because of dishonest or corrupt lawyers.