E74 The Fifth Court with Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL

From Riverdance to the Four Courts, a life after RTE for TV personality turned barrister Cynthia Ni Mhurchú who is hoping for another career pivot as she stands for election for the EU Parliament. Obviously there was discussion with our two hosts about the iconic Eurovision Song Contest night, presented in Dublin by Cynthia and the late Gerry Ryan along with Michael Flatley, 'The Bull McCabe' is how she describes him, and the beautiful Jean Butler. She relives that truly electric evening along with "The Rock'n'Roll Kids"

After TV came a career in law and she concentrates on family law nowadays, saying about herself that she 'does a lot of listening'. However a fateful meeting at a dinner convinced her it was time to head for Europe where she hopes to make a change, particularly around women and the law.

This episodes cases from the Decisis.ie casebook include;

• A medical negligence case involving a woman who sustained injuries during childbirth back but the defence claimed that the statute of limitations applied.
• A property dispute involving a family home.
• A wardship case about whether a woman, a ward at the time, was allowed to take control of her own life again.

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E73 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish courts

Part 2. Our hosts interviewed Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan and Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD discussing the founding of the Irish courts system post British rule, the effect of an increase of the number of Supreme Court judges from 3 to 5, the 1937 Constitution ("not the creation of one man [De Valera]"), pushback to the creation of the Office of President, the great understanding of De Valera of constitutional law drafting, "the '37 Constitution was a very significant human rights document", the Constitution was a 'great success',

Plus three more recent important cases, drawn from the Decisis.ie casebook including

• An injunction successfully granted against a winding up petition against a business
• A Landlord and Tenant case about a claim of frustration of a lease due to Covid.
• A Personal Injuries case taken by a former pupil against his old school long after having left.

With thanks to Clio legal software

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E72 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish courts

Part 1. Our hosts interviewed Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan and Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD discussing the founding of the Irish courts system post British rule, how politicians had to 'tread softly' to keep some of the more conservative lawyers on side, how referrals to the British Privy Council were ended, and on a lighter note, whether Mr. Justice Hogan would have preferred to the Brehon Law type robes that had been mooted!

The two host also discuss three more cases from the Decisis.ie casebook

• The first case involved a non-compete clause where a senior staff member joined a rival company.
• The second High Court case is a Succession Acts case and a dispute involving three siblings and a question over signatures on disclaimers
• The third case is a Defamation action involving businessman Declan Ganley and news outlet CNN

With thanks to Clio Legal Software

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