The Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the Year

Dec 11 2024 99 ep. 38 mins 85
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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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E99 The Fifth Court - Mick Clifford, author of 'Who Killed Una Lynskey', a complex and unsolved murder from the 1970s

Dec 11 2024 44 mins  
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,

E98 The Fifth Court - Nelofer Pazira, recently completed work on final book of her late husband, journalist, Robert Fisk

Dec 03 2024 55 mins  
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 remarkab

E97 The Fifth Court - Michael O'Farrell, journalist, on the epic hunt to Michael Lynn to justice

Nov 26 2024 42 mins  
Episode 97 The Fifth CourtMichael 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 not

E96 The Fifth Court - Judge Grainne Malone talks about the new Irish Court Services podcast commemorating 100 years of the Irish courts.ars

Nov 21 2024 33 mins  
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

E95 The Fifth Court at the Kilkenomics Festival - Money-laundering, White Collar Crime - Marla Dukharan and Bill Black

Nov 13 2024 49 mins  
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 aca

E94 The Fifth Court at the Ploughing Championships - 'agricultural solicitor' Aisling Meehan

Nov 05 2024 24 mins  
Episode 94 Aisling Meehan, Agricultural SolicitorIt 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 t

E93 The Fifth Court - Pascal Pichonnaz, ELI President and Professor at University of Fribourg,

Oct 30 2024 32 mins  
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 L

E92 The Fifth Court - Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales

Oct 23 2024 28 mins  
Episode 92 The Fifth CourtSir 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, EL

E91 The Fifth Court -Arthur Mathews, author, Walled In By Hate: Kevin O’Higgins, (Minister for Justice, 1922-1927)

Oct 15 2024 56 mins  
Episode 91, The Fifth CourtA 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

E90 The Fifth Court - Sisterly, co-founded by Jenny O'Connell, well-known SC turned entrepreneur. Life after the bar.

Sep 03 2024 24 mins  
E90 The Fifth Court - The Vacation SittingsContinuing 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