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What role does mediation play in the resolution personal injuries disputes, and how doe lawyers play a part in this process?

In this episode, Cathy Smith SC & Aoife Farrelly BL speak about the topic of personal injuries mediation and recent developments in the area.

Intro Music: Positive Fuse - French Fuse

The views expressed in this podcast are the contributor's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bar of Ireland.

The Electoral Commission, formed in 2023, is a new independent body that will oversee all elections in Ireland. In this episode, Tomás Keys BL is joined by Art O’Leary, the CEO of the Commission, to talk about the work of this new statutory body, the new electoral constituencies, and what work is being done ahead of upcoming referendums and elections.

Intro Music: Positive Fuse - French Fuse

In this podcast, renowned artist Vera Klute joins Patrick T. Murphy of the Royal Hibernian Academy in her studio as she works on the 2023 In Plain Sight commission.

The subject of this year’s portrait is Frances Moran, the first woman to become Senior Counsel in Ireland and Britain.

This wide-ranging conversation touches on some of Vera’s previous work, as well as the significance of undertaking this commission for The Bar of Ireland and King’s Inns.

In Plain Sight is a joint initiative between The Bar of Ireland and The Honorable Society of King's Inns to increase representation of women in the law through portraiture. Learn more and contribute at lawlibrary.ie/inplainsight

Introduction by: Aoife Farrelly BL
Intro Music: Please - Wayne Jones

Speaking Freely?

New legislation raises questions about the potential criminalisation of aspects of religious speech. In this episode, Grace Sullivan BL speaks on some of the points raised in her recent Bar Review article on the topic.

Read Grace's article in The Bar Review: https://www.lawlibrary.ie/bar-reviews/the-bar-review-june-2023/#h-speaking-freely

The views expressed in this podcast are the contributors' own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bar of Ireland.

Intro Music: Positive Fuse - French Fuse

What's changing in planning law?

Tom Flynn SC provides a whistlestop tour of the Draft Planning & Development Bill, and some key questions that have arisen out of its publication.

Read the Oireachtas Report on the Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Bill: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_housing_local_government_and_heritage/reports/2023/2023-05-04_report-on-the-pre-legislative-scrutiny-of-the-draft-planning-and-development-bill-2022_en.pdf

Read Tom's article here: https://www.lawlibrary.ie/bar-reviews/the-bar-review-april-2023/

View Tom's Law Library profile: https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/tom-flynn-sc/

The views expressed in this podcast are the contributor's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bar of Ireland.

Intro Music: Positive Fuse - French Fuse

Why is the process of discovery considered onerous and burdensome, and what has been proposed to improve this?

Discussing the recommendations of the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice, Emile Burke-Murphy BL and Roddy Bourke, Litigation Partner at McCann Fitzgerald, outline the proposed changes and some considerations of how a new scheme for discovery will affect civil litigation and access to justice.

The views expressed in this podcast are the contributors' own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bar of Ireland.

Intro Music: Positive Fuse - French Fuse