Murphy’s assertion about legal fees has an ear-splitting ring of plausibility, and a disgusting stench of scandal
In a startling disclosure, Judge Murphy recalled being told when she was a senior counsel being offered a brief by one of the major solicitors’ firms that she did not charge a handsome enough fee, whereby the State effectively acts as a disinterested litigant obliged to uphold everybody’s rights. On Wednesday, a set of non-binding principles for State litigation was published, echoing this model, following Cabinet approval.
In a startling disclosure – one which some of her erstwhile colleagues at the bar may consider a betrayal of a professional secret – Judge Murphy recalled being told when she was a senior counsel being offered a brief by one of the major solicitors’ firms that she did not charge a handsome enough fee. “The bigger firms want to brief somebody who will charge a fortune so that they can justify charging a fortune,” she said.
“We’re talking about the people’s money,” Murphy said. “A fair and equitable distribution of State work will make the system better because work will be distributed among those capable of doing it and not just the favourites of particular people.” Ireland is an exceptionally litigious country with prohibitive costs that have turned the civil law courts into the domain of the State and wealthy individuals, at the expense of most citizens
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