Legally Fond

With climate change taking over the political and cultural agendas, we discuss two cases in which the courts got involved in the debate. The first is the recent UK decision which found that the British Government had broken the law in its plans for Heathrow's third runway. The second case, relating to Dublin Airport's new runway, discovered a constitutional right to an environment. Alex, Pierce and Gavin mused the power of judges and whether it is appropriate for them to have input into political questions such as the response to global warming.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

Charitable status in Irish law gives an organisation a number of benefits, primarily a tax exemption. It is extended to many organisations including museums, medical research bodies and campaigning groups. Should golf and sports clubs more generally receive charitable status? Pierce, Alex and Gavin discussed the Killarney Golf Club case.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

One sports commentator decides to pitch a stand peering over the wall into a racecourse, where he can commentate from and broadcast it on the radio. The racecourse isn't one bit happy - but are any of their legal rights being breached? Pierce, Alex and Gavin discuss.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

We spoke to Senator, Barrister and Law Professor Ivana Bacik about the recent emergency legislation passed giving powers to the Minister for Health and the Gardai in light of the Covid 19 crisis. Senator Bacik explained the human rights implications to this legislation and how it "would not be countenanced" in normal times. We also caught up with our ear to the ground: Sargeant Des O'Hurley.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

If you trespass onto somebody else's property, use it for a 12 year-uninterrupted period on your own, you are entitled to become the legal owner of that property. Why is this allowed? Is anyone entitled to do this? And does this conflict with the basic property rights which hold our society together? Pierce, Alex and Gavin discuss the law around adverse possession and the case of Dunne v Irish Rail.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

Do you own your voice? What if someone impersonates you - have they breached your rights? This is the subject of the case we covered in this episode. We chat about the time singer and actress Bette Midler sued Ford, who used an impersonator to sing one of her songs in their ads, leading people to believe that she was endorsing the car. Did she succeed? Find out in this episode.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

In 2003, Mary Kelly broke into Shannon Airport in the West of Ireland and damaged a plane belonging to the US military. She justified her actions on the basis that she was acting to "save the innocent lives of people in Iraq". Pierce, Alex and Gavin consider the nature of the crime which Ms Kelly was put on trial for, the defence which she attempted to use and how she, a non-lawyer, outsmarted everyone in the court - including the judge. We also discuss Irish neutrality.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

In the dullness of mid-1990s suburbia, Pepsi shot an advertisement for a new promotion. Customers could collect points by buying soft drinks to win branded merchandise, such as t-shirts and sunglasses. At the end of the ad, a Harrier fighter jet appears on screen with the subtitle - '7,000,000 Pepsi Points'. For Pepsi's sake, this was meant in jest. When 21 year-old student John Leonard sent in a letter with 7,000,000 points claiming he was entitled to the jet, what happened next? Pierce, Alex and Gavin discuss.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

Portmarnock Golf Club still refuses to let women be full members. This is totally legal, according to the Supreme Court. But why so? And should the law be changed? Pierce, Alex & Gavin discuss...

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.

In this episode we put ourselves into a judge's position and try to figure out whether the law in Ireland would permit compulsory vaccinations. We look at two significant Irish cases. We also debate the practical implications of compulsory vaccinations.

This episode is brought to you in association with LawSchool.ie. LawSchool.ie is Ireland’s leading provider of tuition for the FE1 or King’s Inns Entrance exams. Each course is delivered live online with a specific exam focus and supported by the latest manuals. Shorter pre-recorded workshops are also available. Courses commence June and November. Register anytime at LawSchool.ie. For a 10% discount on any course, use the discount code 'legallyfond'.