EPISODE 32 The Fifth Court -

What?? You’ve never heard of Chief Baron Palles?? Many across the world still live by some of this incredible Irish judge’s rulings

On E32, presenters Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL talk to Professor Oonagh Breen and Dr. Noel McGrath BL, of the Sutherland School of Law at UCD, about the truly incredible Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Christopher Palles, who retired in 1916 after 40 years on the bench in Ireland.

In his time he was so famous that he’s included in James Joyce’s Ulysses and, according to our expert witnesses, his rulings across a myriad of cases still reverberate in countries around the world. An incredible story.

We also have 3 more cases from the Decisis.ie casebook including cases about;

• Claims that a solicitor and barrister encouraged a client to take a fees ‘to make fees’
• A case involving red or ‘marked’ diesel and an attempt to find out what Revenue officials may have spoken to about the issue
• A planning case involving a 19th century building and a Bord Pleanála permission.

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