Judge overcharged €17,000 by bank

I'm not saying there was fraud committed in this debacle, but the bosses of the banks concerned should be brought in for questioning. Someone authorised what happened or did it just happen? There were some choice comments by an ex judge and they are in the papers today. See below.

“You may need professional assistance. In addition to Flac, Mabs, IMHO, Phoenix, and Abhaile, there are many very fine lawyers out there who are noble and brave, and who are motivated by the pursuit of justice, by the public interest, and the defence of citizens against big corporations, who will often work on a pro bono/no fees basis.”

Judge McNulty also said those considering civil claims against the bank should act in time to ensure that the window of opportunity in which they can take a case does not close before legal action is taken.

“It would add insult to injury if those who caused harm to others, through prolonged stress inflicted, knowingly or negligently, should escape civil liability because of delays which they have insidiously engineered,” he said.

From the Examiner

Judge reveals €17,000 overcharging ‘to give heart to others’

A district court judge has likened the tracker mortgage scandal to “bank robberies” and revealed that he, too, was overcharged by his bank to the tune of €17,000.

He said he was told by the manager it would appear he had been overcharged by approximately €17,000, but it could be more or less.

“But they were unable to confirm either overcharging, or the amount involved,” Judge McNulty said. “They hadn’t fully ascertained. They hadn’t the resources to do so, I was told.”

It's a terrible pity that he didn't say exactly what happened and which lender it was.

It may not have been a tracker issue. He doesn't say.

Brendan

He says enough though.