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The Brief Thursday 14th Dec 2012

admin December 14, 2012

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…

The Brief Thursday 6th Dec 2012

admin December 7, 2012

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…

Between the Lines: 2/12/2012

admin December 5, 2012

Ger Dorgan was joined in the studio by Cllr Jane Horgan Jones (Labour), Senator Averil Power (Fianna Fáil), Cllr Micheál MacDonncha (Sinn Féin) and Tony Curran of Catholic Comment. We discussed the legislation for the X Case ruling on abortion. Produced and Engineered by Ray…

The Brief Thursday 29th November 2012

admin November 30, 2012

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 Thursday 22 November 2012

admin November 27, 2012

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…

The Brief Thursday 15 November 2012

admin November 16, 2012

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…

Between the Lines: 11/11/2012

admin November 12, 2012

Our guests, Michelle Murphy, a Research and Policy Analyst for Social Justice Ireland, Michael O’ Reilly President of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions, former Lord Mayor, Cllr Paddy Bourke of Labour and Cllr Anthony Lavin (Fine Gael). Topics of Discussion: The…

The Brief – 8th November 2012

admin November 9, 2012

Your house barristers Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard look at the big stories this week, including; 1. The Supreme Court decision in the challenge to the children’s rights referendum, McCrystal is successful and the High Court decision is overturned within a week.…

Between the Lines: 04/11/2012

admin November 6, 2012

Presenter Dermot Brangan was joined in the studio by presenters turned guests, Heidi Bedell, Bronwen Maher, Keith Redmond and Ger Dorgan. We discussed the imprisonment of Sean Quinn, the upcoming Children’s Referendum, and Public Sector Increments. Keith’s article on Public Sector Increments…

Barristers Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard present The Brief, legal current affairs show.

admin November 2, 2012

Barristers Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard present The Brief, legal current affairs show. Your presenters look at the week’s legal headlines, including; – Sean Quinn’s spot of bother – The prejudicial Anglo Irish Bank puppet – Google losing a landmark defamation…

The Brief: Thursday 25th Oct 2012

admin October 26, 2012

Presenters Andrew Robinson and Peter Leonard look at the stories making legal news including; Melanie Verwoerd’s corrections and clarifications, The revenue commissioner who used confidential revenue files to attempt to spice up his sex life, Cheap booze in Scotland, Frankie Boyle is…

The Brief: Thursday 11th October, ‘The Academics Show’

admin October 12, 2012

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,…