The Fifth Court

E107 The Law Reform Commission, 50 years old Modernising the law. How we change the law to update it. The programme for work is laid out in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. Next year they'll be canvassing the public to find other areas of legislation that might do with some updating. The Irish Law Reform Commission is an independent statutory body responsible for reviewing and...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.7 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E106 The Fifth Court DSBA 'Podcast of the Year' The Fifth Court LIVE! Part II. Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined live at the Law Society by Rachel Stanton, Country Head for Ireland, Simmons & Simmons as well as by James Duggan, Managing Partner, Flynn O'Driscoll Solicitors. They discuss whether a legal Big Bang is currently unfolding at larger law firms in Ireland. L...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.6 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E105 The Fifth Court DSBA 'Podcast of the Year' The Fifth Court LIVE! Part I. Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined live at the Law Society by Rachel Stanton, Country Head for Ireland, Simmons & Simmons as well as by James Duggan, Managing Partner, Flynn O'Driscoll Solicitors. They discuss whether a legal Big Bang is currently unfolding at larger law firms in Ireland. Pa...

E104 The Fifth Court DSBA Podcast of the Year Griffith & Griffith, the sequel. (Follow on from E57, The Fifth Court) Cyril Griffith Junior talks about what happened next, Simply stunning. Cyril Griffith (son of the original Cyril Griffith) contacted the podcast to give a fascinating background about the case. This one is made for sharing with anyone who has a human pulse. Hosted on Acast. See...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.4 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E103 The Lucy Letby Case and the role of 'expert witnesses' Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL discuss some complex legal issues around this difficult case that has made international headlines. The Lucy Letby legal case involved a neonatal nurse convicted of the murder of seven infants and the attempted murder of six others at a UK hospital between 2015 and 2016. The case raised significant i...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.4 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, who specialise in Family Law, Civil Litigation, Proper...

E102 The Fifth Court - Louise O'Donnell, Deputy Chair, The Labour Court A great story about starting work in the Civil Service at 17 and her subsequent, highly successful, career. She talks about a recently published book, 'A history of the Labour Court 1946- 2021' In 2021, the Labour Court celebrated it's 75th anniversary following its establishment under Industrial Relations Act, 1946 As pa...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.3 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, who specialise in Family Law, Civil Litigation, Proper...

E101 The Fifth Court The second part of an informative and highly entertaining chat with former Mr. Justice Peter Kelly - President of the High Court of Ireland from 2015 to 2020 who was widely recognised for his work in complex commercial and public interest cases. He is reluctantly retired and would have loved to have continued on the bench. His cultural recommendation is the book, A Very Englis...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.2 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, who specialise in Family Law, Civil Litigation, Proper...

E100 The Fifth Court For its 100th episode, The Fifth Court hosts, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, had a lengthy, informative and highly entertaining chat with former Mr. Justice Peter Kelly - President of the High Court of Ireland from 2015 to 2020 who was widely recognised for his work in complex commercial and public interest cases. He is credited with establishing Ireland’s Commercial...

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team. Episode No.1 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports casebook introduced by Mark Tottenham, BL, and Peter Leonard, BL. Brought to you thanks to Charlton's Solicitors and Collaborative Practitioners, of George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, who specialise in Family Law, Civil Litigation, Proper...

E99 The Fifth Court. Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard talk to Mick Clifford , author of the best-selling true-crime book, 'Who killed Una Lynskey?' This is the true story of murder and vengeance, a shattered community and a miscarriage of justice that echoes down the decades. In October 1971 nineteen-year-old Una Lynskey vanished near her home in Co. Meath. In the weeks that followed, and on flims...

Episode 98 of The Fifth Court podcast was recorded LIVE at the Allingham Festival in Donegal, on Friday 8 November 2024. Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL chatted to the amazing Nelofer Pazira, whose life story is quite extraordinary. She has also has recently completed work on the final book of her late husband, the renowned journalist, Robert Fisk. Nelofer Pazira is a remarkable storyteller...

Episode 97 The Fifth Court Michael O’Farrell is a journalist for over two decades and has reported widely on matters of public interest from across the globe and at home. He is currently Investigations Editor with The Irish Mail on Sunday. His new book, ‘Fugitive: The Michael Lynn Story,’ is the true story of how he tracked down and then interviewed one of Ireland’s most notorious fugitives, forme...

Episode 96 The Fifth Court with Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL. On this episode, Judge Gráinne Malone, a former solicitor who also qualified as a barrister but who went on the bench after only six months at the bar, and who has now served thirteen years as a judge. She talks about the new Irish Courts Service Podcast, an initiative created to commemorate the centenary of the Courts of...

Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL chat to Marla Dukharan and Bill Black, world experts in White Collar Crime, at an early morning talk at the Kilkenomics Festival. They discuss white collar prosecutions, and the double standards applied to Caribbean countries by the OECD, as well as Bill's book, titled 'The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One' ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Episode 94 Aisling Meehan, Agricultural Solicitor It takes specialist knowledge and understanding to appreciate the problems farmers face today. Every decision is affected by legal, tax and practical considerations specific to farming business.  As a qualified solicitor, tax consultant and young trained farmer, Aisling Meehan (ex William Fry) can combine all three aspects to ensure that...

Recorded at the 2024 ELI (European Law Institute) Annual Conference held at the Kings Inns, Dublin, where Fifth Court presenters, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, talk to ELI President, Professor Pascal Pichonnaz Professor Pichonnaz earned a Ph. D. that is in published form as ‘Habilitation’, a large book on the Law of Set-off. He teaches Contract Law, European Consumer Law, Roman Law and E...

Episode 92 The Fifth Court Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales and ELI Vice-President who attended the European Law Institute (ELI) conference in Dublin. Established in 2011, the ELI emulates the American Law Institute and focuses on advancing all areas of law across Europe and beyond. As the premier Institute of its kind in Europe, ELI brings toget...

Episode 91, The Fifth Court A slightly longer than usual edition of Ireland's favourite podcast as our hosts delve into the light and shade of Arthur Mathews  new book, 'Walled In By Hate: Kevin O’Higgins, His Friends and Enemies'. Arthur is well known as co-creator of  Father Ted so naturally the talk starts with a chat about the modern sitcom masterpiece, and everybody's favourite Fr....

E90 The Fifth Court - The Vacation Sittings Continuing our series of law related interviews whilst regular presenters Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL take a well-earned break. Life after the law. On this episode, former Senior Counsel Jenny O'Connell along with her pals Louise O'Riordan and Aoife Matthews, have all given up high-powered 'real jobs' to take the entrepreneurial journey to sel...