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Costs involved in taking a DRA case

Tomjim · 2017-12-20 23:50:21

I always thought that the cost in taking a DRA case was very little ie €1000 or €1500 would be paid by each side plus the cost of the solictor and this was one of the reasons the GAA established it in the first place. But someone in work told me today that if a club/ County Board was to defend a case taken against it…

20-12-2017 11:50pm

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I always thought that the cost in taking a DRA case was very little ie €1000 or €1500 would be paid by each side plus the cost of the solictor and this was one of the reasons the GAA established it in the first place.

But someone in work told me today that if a club/ County Board was to defend a case taken against it through the DRA, it would cost €15 to € 20 thousand, is this true?

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#2 21-12-2017 11:44am

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A €1,000 deposit has to be lodged with a claim to the DRA. It is towards the expenses and not a limit on how much the case will cost.

It's not unlike a court case ie the unsuccessful party could end up paying the costs of both parties.

Check out appendix 6 of the below (page 198 onwards)

http://www.gaa.ie/mm/Document/TheGAA/RulesandRegulations/13/79/78/GAAOfficialGuide2017_Part1_Neutral.pdf

Some of the relevant rules, 2.3, 7.7 and 11.2

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