The Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the Year

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.10 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, Co. Dublin

Episode 111 The Fifth CourtDSBA 'Podcast of the Year'Patrick Costello, barrister and former Green Party TD and party spokesperson on JusticeHe took the CETA (EU Canada trade agreement involving private courts) case to the Supreme CourtIf haven't delved into these private courts, this is a 'must listen'.His choice of movie: (the brilliant) My Cousin Vinnie - dir. Jonathan Lynn (Patrick wrote an essay about it).His book recommendation: An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians? by Geoffrey Robertson

A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.9 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases, including a legal challenge by a pilot against Ryanair, 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, Co. Dublin

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 farmer.You'll also hear about Elvis Presley's connections with Wicklow.His choice of book is The World for Sale by Javier Blas & Jack Farchy and for a movie he recommends A Complete Unknown, the movie about Bob Dylan.

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,

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 certain judicial reforms, notably the controversial guidelines proposed by the Judicial Council's Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee. These guidelines aimed to standardise awards in personal injury cases, a move Barton and several of his colleagues resisted. He remains actively engaged in legal discourse, particularly concerning defamation law. He has been a vocal critic of government proposals to abolish juries in High Court defamation cases, arguing that such a move would undermine the role of juries in the judicial process. Beyond this he has expressed concerns about the composition of the High Court bench, suggesting it does not adequately represent a fair cross-section of society. He has also advocated for the utilisation of retired judges to alleviate pressures within the court system, proposing that experienced former judges could be called upon to assist as needed. He recommends a number of movies, including Laurence of Arabia, Gandhi and A Man for All Seasons.His choice of book is 'A sparrow's flight : the memoirs of Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone'