Episodes

13 hours ago
13 hours ago
Welcome back to Obiter Dicta after our summer break.
In this episode Grainne McMahon and Rachel Sherlock speak to Stephen Spierin, Barrister-at-Law about the growth of digital assets and their importance now in wills, the transmissibility of digital assets and testamentary capacity and the case of Banks v Goodfellow.
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Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 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 episode, we speak to Professor Yvonne Daly, co-author of Criminal Defence Representation at Garda Stations about the importance of attendance at Garda Stations, advocating for your client as early as possible and being cognisant of their needs and vulnerabilities in the situation.
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Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 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 first of a two part episode, we speak to Professor Yvonne Daly, co-author of Criminal Defence Representation at Garda Stations about the importance as a solicitor of attending at Garda Stations, how to navigate the difficulties that might arise there and how best to communicate with your client and Gardai.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Back on Track: Alan McGee, Solicitor and PIP on Personal Insolvency Law
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 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 speak to Alan McGee, author of Personal Insolvency Law in Ireland, solicitor and Personal Insolvency Practitioner about the complex law of personal insolvency. Alan discusses recent High Court jurisprudence, debt resolution mechanisms and how this area of law can be used with family law to overcome problematic debt issues.
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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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Click here to listen to Mark Tottenham’s podcast The Fifth Column

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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