The Fifth Court

E14 of The Fifth Court presented by Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL On this episode the dynamic duo discuss three cases from the Decisis.ie casebook; The first is a medical negligence case involving the use of epilepsy medicine during a pregnancy and this case was about the admission of new evidence. The 2nd case is about the liability of either tenant and a management of an apartment compl...

E13 The Fifth Court - Hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL talk to Claire Bruton BL & Cliona Kimber SC about the 2nd edition of the book, Employment Equality Law (co-authored by High Court judge, Marguerite Bolger) about changes that have taken place in employment law over the last decade that merited a 2nd edition of this standard essential legal book. Our dynamic presenting duo also...

E12 - Frank Buttimer, renowned Cork solicitor, associated in the media with his ultra-high profile client Ian Bailey but a criminal lawyer who covers so much more. A fascinating and insightful chat with the one of the legal profession's most colourful characters. He also refers to the Wayne O'Donoghue case, to Marie Farrell's intervention in the Ian Bailey case but of course he devotes much of his...

Presenters Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL begin Episode 11, as usual, by looking at 3 interesting cases from the Decisis.ie casebook. All these cases are essential listening for practitioners as well as students of law. "These are the problems of success!" The headline interview is with Clonakilty, West Cork based solicitor Flor McCarthy https://www.linkedin.com/in/flormccarthy/ who has he...

E10 The Fifth Court - this episode's VIP guest is Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Head of College of Law and Business UCC and Chair of the Board of Oberstown Children's' Detention Campus - she gives her forthright views on children's rights and legislation and says the State could do far more on behalf of children. A terrific exposition of how children's detention works. Her favourite book / film...she...

Episode 9 Sara Phelan, Chair of Bar Council, talks about issues facing practitioners and what her aims, as Chair, are. Presenters Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard also discuss some key judgements drawn from the Decisis.ie casebook. 24.30, She wants to achieve that the profession achieves 'relevance to society' 26.11 She references the EY report about the profession, with the vast majority of the r...

Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan talks about the legality of the execution in 1922 of Erskine Childers and about an 'army mutiny' as he describes it. Presenters Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard also discuss three further recent cases from the Decisis.ie casebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Episode 7 barristers Gerard Groarke BL of the 'Paperless Academy' and Stephen Dowling SC of 'Trial View', talk about what they are doing to automate parts of the legal process Gerard's recommendations - Ruadhan MacCormaic's book on the Supreme Court is a regular recommendation so Gerard has chosen British barrister, Sarah Langford's book, 'In Your Defence'...and his movie recommendation? He say...

As always on the Fifth Court we start with some leading judgements drawn from our Decisis.ie database. Then we discuss many aspects of asylum law with Colm O'Dwyer SC, an expert in the area. As well as his views on the law Colm also talks about his relationship with actor Dominic West, his love of the TV series, The Wire and the movie The Goodfellas. Colm also recommends two books to lawyers and s...

Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL discuss contemporary legal issues. On this illuminating episode, in the light of the 'Hutch Trial', criminal barrister Katherine McGillicuddy BL lifts the lid on what goes on at the Special Criminal Court and issues that the non-jury court has to respond to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4 - The team celebrates that their podcast, after only three episodes, is already Number 3 in the podcast charts, thanks to listeners sharing the podcast. We start with a review of three cases from the Decisis.ie website including a case around seaweed harvesting and the foreshore. There's also a case involving insurance company Hiscox and the insurance of a play centre. Finally, a High Co...

On Episode 3 of The Fifth Court, presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined Simon Mills SC (a qualified doctor he was previously RTE's Gerry Ryan's 'on-air' doctor). Having graduated in medicine in TCD - he swears his fellow students appealed his academic results because he hadn't attended his lectures - but after some years he decided he didn't want to be a doctor and returned t...

Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, present Ireland's legal podcast, covering major legal cases including; Keating V Shannon Foynes Port Company (Mr Justice Sanfey) DPP V Flynn DPP V Kinsella Karyn Harty spent just shy of 25 years with leading law firm McCann FitzGerald spending many years as a partner. Very recently she left McCann's and joined the Dublin office of the world's largest legal p...

Launch episode of Ireland's legal podcast brought to you by Law Society of Ireland 'Best Legal Podcast Award' team of Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL. This week's VIP guest is Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan discussing the Irish Free State constitution. He also discusses whether judges can be 'neutral' (he gives a very interesting and nuanced answer) and he also gives his recommendations for books...