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Fees assessed in clinical negligence claim
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High Court Taxing Master, in claim arising from stillbirth, which was settled in the sum of €70,000: a) assesses solicitor's instructions fee at €49,000, where the case had been taken on a "no win no fee" basis; and b) assesses senior and junior counsels' brief fees at €13,500 and €9,000 respectively.
Clinical negligence - stillbirth - time spent by solicitor - no win no fee - time spent by solicitor in keeping abreast of the law - fee of €77,000 claimed by solicitor - brief fee of 35,000 claimed by senior counsel - brief fee of €23,333 claimed by junior counsel - whether work reasonably carried out - medical research by solicitor - "current economic climate" - two thirds rule.
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