Judge slashes legal costs bill as boy who lost fingertip in drain cover accident to receive €23k. Wise Judge, solicitors so keen to get fees, often no foal, no fee, that they drag out cases, creating Fat Files and the person who loses out is the client. Solicitors Fees of £6,000+ VAT and Judge Simons said: “I have concluded that the reasonable amount recoverable in respect of the solicitor’s fees is €2,000 plus VAT. The figure reflects the reality that the burden of the work in this case has been shared with counsel, “ he said adding the figure equated to 20 hours of work. Source The Examiner; tweet by Charlie Weston

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e: Collins Courts  Mon, 21 Feb, 2022 – 16:01 Ann O’Loughlin A High Court judge has slashed a legal costs bill in a personal injuries case as he approved an” all-in settlement “of €30,000 for a young boy who had hurt his hand when playing near his home. The...

Ukraine: There may be a 100,000 citizen resisters if Russia chooses to invade. Yalta; we need to review it, because this is where President Putin is focused. “Last year, Putin published a long essay in which he trumpeted the “historical unity” of Russian and Ukrainian languages and cultures over more than a millennium. But many Ukrainians do not share his view.” Source: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.

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/world/ukraine-russia-news”>190,000 troops along its border with Ukraine—enough, according to analysts, to undertake the largest military land operation in Europe since 1945. Ukraine’s generals acknowledge that their military could be overwhelmed by a Russian...