Legal bill of €33,000 for €8,000 compensation case is ‘unrealistic’, judge says

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Tim Healy

A High Court judge has described as “unrealistic” a €33,000 legal bill arising out of an €8,000 trip and fall award.

Mr Justice Anthony Barr said the amount of legal costs recoverable from a defendant “cannot in justice be out of all proportion to the amount of damages actually obtained”.