1 /5 Daniel: In my opinion instructing Phil Tiernan was one of the worst decisions I have made. Tiernan failed to follow my instructions, failed to adhere to the courts timeline for lodging of documents. He instructed a Barrister without ever supplying a costs agreement in relation to same. He took funds from my trust account to pay for that Barrister without my approval or knowledge. At times Mr Tiernan took two weeks to return a phone call.
Tiernan always had an excuse why it wasn`t his fault. He blamed the courts and the witnesses. He even told me how his sacking from the Cronulla Sharks board wasn`t his fault.
Tiernan eventually withdrew himself from the matter and the new lawyers advised me the case should have been filed in a different court, under a different act with different defendants. The case was not repairable.
By this time the the statute of limitations had expired.
A complaint was made against Tiernan to the Legal Services Commissioner with a response " Aspects of Tiernans conduct might constitute grounds for you to bring a negligence claim in the courts, they are not sufficient to warrant a disciplinary finding against him "
Don`t make my mistake by not doing your homework and research before choosing a lawyer to handle your matter.
Very very disappointing !
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