Episodes

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Briefing and Bias: Mark Tottenham on Expert Witness Evidence
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax, with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon.
In this episode we welcome Mark Tottenham back to the podcast. Mark is a barrister and co-author of A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence, along with authoring the annual Irish Tax Report on Bloomsbury Professional Online.
In our podcast discussion, Mark shares with us his knowledge of issues and cases surrounding expert witness evidence, his key tips in advising practitioners on briefing experts and his experience of writing the annual tax reports.
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon.
In the second of a two-part podcast with Senior Counsel and Bloomsbury author Benedict O’Floinn, he discusses his work with the Criminal Assets Bureau and the challenges around that, Ireland’s Witness Protection Progamme and whether as a barrister, he is a stickler for the rules.
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Practice and Procedure: Benedict Ó Floinn on the Superior Court Rules Part 1
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Practice and Procedure: Benedict Ó Floinn on the Superior Court Rules, important practice directions and the courts moving with times of technology
In the first of a two-part podcast with Senior Counsel and Bloomsbury author Benedict Ó Floinn, he takes us through the important and fundamental changes to the Superior Court rules, explains why the rules are ‘like the map to the engine room’ in terms of the running of the courts and gives us an insight into writing the new edition of his successful book Practice and Procedure in the Superior Courts, 13 years on.
Part two will follow in January 2023.
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Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Practical Probate: Author and Barrister Christopher Lehane on Succesion Law
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon. We sit down with Christopher Lehane to discuss Section 117 applications, the 'dos and don'ts' of wills and dilatory executors.
Christopher Lehane is a practising barrister. He recently retired as an officer of the High Court where he served for 42 years, 22 years of which were spent in the Probate Office and 12 years as Official Assignee in Bankruptcy. He served as Deputy Probate Officer of Ireland for eight years and Assistant Probate Officer of Ireland for five years, administering probate law in Ireland. He was consultant on Probate law to Law Society for 15 years and lecturer at Griffith College Dublin in Executorship law for 11 years, teaching ACCA and CPA students.
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Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon.
For this episode we are joined by Michael Boylan, author of Medical Negligence Litigation. In this the second part of our interview with him, he discusses constructive knowledge of injuries, how to manage cases where there is a limited life expectancy and dealing with leapfrog appeals.
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*formerly called A Practical Guide to Medical Negligence Litigations
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon. For this episode we are joined by Michael Boylan, author of Medical Negligence Litigation. In this the first part of our interview with him, he speaks with us about why modular trials are not a good idea, importance of early disclosure and why medics are leaving themselves open to negligence claims.
Part two of this discussion coming in October
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*formerly called A Practical Guide to Medical Negligence Litigations
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Welcome to another episode of Obiter Dicta, Bloomsbury Professional’s podcast on all things law and tax with Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon. For this episode we are joined by Roisin Costello, Barrister at Law and Professor of Law at Dublin City University. Roisin is an expert in privacy law and is currently writing a book in the area for Bloomsbury Professional. We wanted to discuss some recent topical cases in the area of privacy law, data protection and GDPR including the Graham Dwyer Case. We hope you enjoy it.
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Wednesday May 11, 2022
The In-House Lawyer: Denis Kelleher BL on Moving In-House
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
This episode of Obiter Dicta is part two of a recording with Denis Kelleher BL, author of Data Protection Law in Ireland and other Bloomsbury Professional titles. Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon chat with Denis about his move from the Bar to an In-House role, working for the state as opposed to a private company and the challenges and benefits of working in-house. This episode will be of particular interest to practitioners who are considering a move in-house.
Click the links below to find out more about Denis Kelleher's titles:
Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland by Denis Kelleher
EU Data Protection Law by Denis Kelleher and Karen Murray
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Data Bytes: Denis Kelleher BL on GDPR for Practitioners
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
In this episode of Obiter Dicta, Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon chat to Denis Kelleher BL, author of Data Protection Law in Ireland and other Bloomsbury Professional titles. In our discussion Denis talks about about data protection and recent developments including the Graham Dwyer case, as well as some key tips on navigating GDPR for practitioners.
Click the links below to find out more about Denis Kelleher's titles:
Privacy and Data Protection Law in Ireland by Denis Kelleher
EU Data Protection Law by Denis Kelleher and Karen Murray
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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
The Fine Art of Probate, with Stephen Spierin
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Stephen Spierin on will complexities, admissibility of extrinsic evidence and common pitfalls.
In this episode of Obiter Dicta, Rachel Sherlock and Grainne McMahon sit down with Stephen Spierin BL to discuss wills and probate law, approaches by the courts to the construction of wills in some recent cases and tips for practitioners.
For more information on our Irish Wills and Probate Online Service click here.