Well, I thought it would be only a short time until a solicitor would jump to the defence of the so-called Legal Profession. I would probably do the same if I were a solicitor. However, Ireland's compo culture exists as a result of unscrupulous solicitors. If solicitors told potential clients with nonsense claims to get lost and cop on to themselves, there would be no compo culture.
Presumably, MOB will not agree, and that's fair enough.
That said, I think it's a bit rich for anyone in the legal profession to deny that its members (or at least some of them) don't actively encourage personal injury claims.
Don't shoot the messenger!I once had a serviceman call to fix a dishwasher. While in the kitchen with some water from the machine on the floor he said words to the effect "you want to watch those tiles, someone could slip on them & have a claim against you". I didn't leave his sight until he left the house and would never have him back.
The modern-day tooth fairy!I suppose the moral of this is that when your kids' baby teeth fall out naturally, save them and then when someone has a party get the kid to fall over, produce the tooth as a injury and it's hello Disney Land Orlando for the summer holiday.
I presume she never drives a car either, because I've heard of car drivers being sued after an accident. And she never cycles or walks either, in case she causes an accident and gets sued. And she never picks up a knife, just in case.My friend is very reluctant however because her sister and brother in law were sued after their child's last party because another child fell off the swing and broke her front tooth. Apparently the child's uncle is a solicitor and advised them to do this.
Spain is as you describe because of the lack of claims. We should thank genuine claimants as it is because of them that our environment is relatively safe. Fraudulent claimants should, of course, be prosecuted.Take Spain for example, works being done on footpaths and roads are regularly left unattended and not fully protected - sheer drops semi-exposed, uprooted paving stones etc. Virtually no claims - except in extreme cases the attitude there is "well, you should watch where you're going shouldn't you?"
I take it that this is a general observation. And again, just to be 100% clear, no such denial made in this thread; a very firm no comment.
Spain is as you describe because of the lack of claims. We should thank genuine claimants as it is because of them that our environment is relatively safe. Fraudulent claimants should, of course, be prosecuted.
But are you going to do anything about it? If not, why not?
Fraudulent or exaggerated claims constitute theft from all of us.
but our very Irish inclination to look the other way (whatever you say, say nothing...) is in my opinion the single biggest problem in stamping out bogus claims.
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It seems to be a mindset with a lot of solicitors. I know of another case where a child was being bullied via nasty texts by a number of kids in her school. The parents of the bullies were called to a meeting and most of them were very upset and concerned at their children's behaviour. One guy, however, (a solicitor) was more interested in threatening to sue the school for defamation (or something) because they couldn't prove that someone else hadn't used his daughter's phone to send the bullying messages.
In fairness, you don't have to be a solicitor to be that belligerent.
A friend of mine's daughter will be 7 in a couple of weeks and is dying to have a party. My friend is very reluctant however because her sister and brother in law were sued after their child's last party because another child fell off the swing and broke her front tooth. Apparently the child's uncle is a solicitor and advised them to do this.
Following on all the talk of people looking for someone to take a case against if the slipped on last week's ice this just makes me think the whole compensation culture here has gone absolutely mad and people with a legal background are often the worst culprits.
I know someone else who is a doctor but stays very quiet if she's out and someone needs medical attention for fear of ending up being sued.
In fairness, you don't have to be a solicitor to be that belligerent.
Within the legal profession, as with all professions, there exists a range of competences. With respect to those involved, I wouldn't regard conveyancing or personal injury claims as being at the high end of the profession and don't regard the skills or competencies needed to make a living from these services as being particularly challenging.
In order to tackle what is basically dishonesty and theft which reduces the amount payable to genuine claimants and gives everyone involved a bad name,we have to act. Talk is cheap but people who commit fraud are guilty of crime. Here's what you do.
The link should take you to the site of the Irish Insurance Federation which has a page dealing with fraud.
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We still lost and had to pay €30K compensation (for a twisted ankle). Our legal bill was €250,000.
We eventually won on appeal, but still had to cover our own costs for the original and the appeal.
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