I’m Rossa McMahon, a solicitor working in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. My work is general practice, covering all areas of law and especially litigation (court work), employment law, family law and business/regulatory issues. I previously worked as a corporate lawyer, specialising in intellectual property and technology. You can see more of my profile on LinkedIn. I am also a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney.
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A Clatter of the Law 
Interesting site-like the post about the Supreme Court decision and legal aid. I think I will be relying on it in the not too distant future..
Love the Blog
Winning on a technicality does not warrant a judge or lawyer to say they earned their place in a judicial system:
– take for example, a United States district court, creates a process of dismissal based on a potential request to “Proceed in Forma Pauperis,” prior to a Plaintiff filing their appeal notice. The higher court dockets the cause, the Plaintiff’s actions within the course of the case are sufficient i.e., he completes briefing with arguments and replies to the defendants issued properly — Then out of the blue, nine months later, the higher court decides the Plaintiff’s request to “Proceed in Forma Pauperis” was never ruled on and issued denial to proceed. By this time the Plaintiff has suffered additional financial hardship, therefore provides this proof to the court in his Motion for re-consideration — in response, the court reorders the request to “Proceed in Forma Pauper” denied and include the same judicial member of the Panel that waited nine months to issue decision.
What would be the odds that if the Plaintiff paid the court fees, that the court would rule that his request was in good faith? What about if he didn’t pay the court cost — would he win his case?
Did the court rule on law or just create a situation where no one could reasonably win?