Nessa Cahill BL was commissioned by the Legal Costs Working Group to carry out research into the law governing the determination and assessment of legal costs in Ireland and in a number of other jurisdictions (US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Germany). These papers provide a comprehensive overview of the current legal costs position in Ireland and in those other jurisdictions. 

Research Paper on Legal Costs in Ireland (PDF – 360KB)

Comparative Research Paper on Legal Costs (PDF – 602KB)