E88 The Fifth Court - The Vacation Sittings

This is the second of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court.

On this episode we hear our Fifth Court co-presenter turned guest, Mark Tottenham BL and an 'expert witness' expert (!) (he's written the books - plural) talk all about the importance of the 'expert witness', but we start with 'expert witnesses' gone bad. It's a long list. We also ask if it's possible to make a living by being an expert witness. This comes from an interview Mark did with the Fifth Court producer Conall O Morain, on Conall's own business podcast, That Great Business Show (find it on Spotify etc).

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E87 The Fifth Court

This is the first of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court. On this episode we hear presenter turned guest, Peter Leonard BL and mediator, discuss the virtues of mediation versus litigation, in an interview Peter did recently with Fifth Court producer Conall O Morain, on Conall's own business podcast, That Great Business Show.

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E86 The Fifth Court - DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'

On this episode hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined by Isabella Hughes, boxer (!) and former legal executive Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors who has turned co-founder of Simple Probate, inspired by the founder's experience with probate inefficiencies.

Talking to solicitors and executors highlighted the need to streamline tasks, boost efficiency, and improve client communication. Their mission is to streamline probate for solicitors with innovative solutions and an intuitive interface that enhances client communication and alignment.

Her 'cultural recommendation' is Mary Robinson's book, 'Everybody Matters'

She also recommends the movie 'Legally Blonde' as it's the movie that got Isabella interested in law.

Our hosts also discuss three more cases from the Decisis.ie casebook

• An unfair dismissal claim taken by a woman who was given her P45 when she became pregnant but the defendants claimed the P45 was sent in an 'administrative error'.
• A pre-trial application to the Central Criminal Court taken under the Criminal Procedure Act 2021
• A case involving the 'involuntary admission' under the Mental Health Acts

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