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State Claims Agency pays €15m to lawyers and €38m for plaintiffs’ fees

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State Claims Agency pays €15m to lawyers and €38m for plaintiffs' fees

Solicitors working on behalf of the State Claims Agency (SCA) were paid over €15 million last year, while plaintiff legal costs paid by the SCA reached almost €38 million.

At around €3 million, Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) earned more in fees acting for the SCA than any other firm in 2016.

Meanwhile, Augustus Cullen Law Solicitors was paid €5,775,249 for plaintiffs’ fees, narrowly ahead of Cantillons on €5,087,413.

The full table of fees paid to lawyers acting on behalf of the SCA:

  • Mason Hayes and Curran Solicitors – €3,096,469

  • Hayes Solicitors – €3,006,387

  • Ronan Daly Jermyn – €2,284,491

  • Comyn Kelleher Tobin – €1,347,652

  • Doyle Solicitors – €953,191

  • Arthur Cox – €826,587

  • A&L Goodbody – €807,001

  • DAC Beachcroft – €610,159

  • VP McMullin Solicitors – €473,330

  • Hegarty and Armstrong Solicitors – €368,362

    • The full table of fees paid by the SCA for plaintiffs’ legal costs:

    • Augustus Cullen Law Solicitors – €5,775,249

    • Cantillons Solicitors – €5,087,413

    • Callan Tansey Solicitors – €2,029,357

    • Sheridan Quinn Solicitors – €910,850

    • Cian O’Carroll – €850,586

    • Eustace and Co. – €588,467

    • Ivor Fitzpatrick and Co. – €540,026

    • Synnott Lawline – €520,529

    • M.W. Keller and Son – €491,631

    • M. M. Halley and Son Solicitors – €445,190

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