Category: The Brief

Barristers Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard Present The Brief, Ireland’s only legal current affairs show. The presenters look at: The Supreme Court judgment in the McCrystal case Proposed changes to home repossession law The DeSilva report on the murder of solicitor Pat…

Barristers Peter Leonard and Andrew Robinson look at the headlines in the legal world this week including: Marie Fleming and her challenge to the 1993 Suicide Act Paul Begley challenges his sentence for tax evasion The Association of Judges of Ireland’s website…

Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard look at this week’s legal headlines, including: Judge Heather Perrin’s conviction and sentence. The Leveson Enquiry Report. Is Dunnes Stores insolvent and much more. Dr Roderic O’Gorman lecturer in DCU on Thomas Pringle’s challenge to the European…

The Brief, Insolvency and Impeachment Show. Fergus Doorly partner in William Fry on the Personal Insolvency Bill. Anthony Collin SC on Judicial Review and David Cameron’s recent controversial comments on the matter. Oran Doyle of Trinity College Dublin on how to get…

Barristers Peter Leonard and Andrew Robinson look at the weeks legal news, including; Lucinda Creighton settles defamation case Judges in trouble Vicars accused of bullying Mortgage fraud and much more Professor of Law Fiona DeLondras Durham University on Irish abortion law. Solicitor…

Tonight, we drew deep from the well of the academy to find our guests which include; Professor Sandeep Gopalan, Professor of Law and Head of the Law Department in NUI Maynooth, Arthur Cox Fellow of Law in Trinity College Dublin Gerard Downey,…

Barristers Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard present The Brief, weekly legal current affairs show. Guests this week: David Nolan SC, Chairman Elect of the Bar Council in his first radio interview since his appointment, tells Andrew that the Bar Council want to…