The Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the Year

Mar 06 2025 118 ep. 36 mins 89
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Ireland's legal podcast, presented by the Law Society Award Winning team of Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL
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E110 The Fifth Court - Brendan Slattery, Head of Environment and Planning, McCann FitzGerald solrs.

Mar 06 2025 36 mins  
E110 The Fifth CourtDSBA Podcast of the YearBrendan Slattery, Head of Environment and Planning, McCann FitzGerald solrs. talks to our interlocutors, Peter Leonard, BL, and Mark Tottenham, BL, about the new Planning Act (all 900 pages of it). As Peter says, what Brendan doesn't know about planning law isn't worth knowing. And, as always, there's a back story. He was once a goat

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #8

Mar 03 2025 11 mins  
A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.8 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.

E109 The Fifth Court - retired High Court judge, Bernard Barton

Feb 28 2025 45 mins  
E109 The Fifth CourtA most amusing encounter.Hosts Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham talk to retired judge Bernard Barton, a fabulous raconteur, about his life and times, including his career as a used car salesman!Bernard Barton is a retired Irish judge who served on the High Court from 2014 until his retirement in March 2021. During his tenure, he was known for his opposition to c

E108 The Fifth Court - Ass. Prof. Dr. Thomas Mohr (UCD) on Hugh Kennedy, former AG and law reformer

Feb 19 2025 38 mins  
E108 The Fifth Court Dr Thom Mohr on Hugh Kennedy, first Attorney General of the Irish Free State and law reformer who had some radical ideas in his time. This is a most entertaining episode, including details of little known attempts by Hugh Kennedy to disrobe judges and re robe them in the Brehon Law style (or what was his interpretation of such)Thomas Mohr is a distinguished leg

E107 The Fifth Court - The Law Reform Commission, Siobhán Ní Chúlacháin, Director of Research & Caoilin Young, Legal Researcher

Feb 13 2025 36 mins  
E107 The Law Reform Commission, 50 years oldModernising 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 re

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #7

Feb 07 2025 9 mins  
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 - LIVE from the Law Society, Part 2 - Legal Big Bang?, Rachel Stanton, Simmons & Simmons and James Duggan, Flynn O'Driscoll

Feb 05 2025 34 mins  
E106 The Fifth CourtDSBA '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

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #6

Jan 31 2025 8 mins  
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 - LIVE from the Law Society, Part I - Legal Big Bang?, Rachel Stanton, Simmons & Simmons and James Duggan, Flynn O'Driscoll

Jan 30 2025 33 mins  
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

E104 The Fifth Court - Griffith & Griffith, the sequel. (Follow on from E57) Cyril Griffith Junior talks about what happened next

Jan 21 2025 31 mins  
E104 The Fifth CourtDSBA Podcast of the YearGriffith & 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