Recently retired Ms. Justice Marie Baker served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 2019 to 2024, a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2018 to 2019, and a Judge of the High Court from 2014 to 2018. She now serves as Chair of the recently formed Electoral Commission. She talks to Declan Harmon BL on growing up in Cork, her journey into law and reflects on her time both on the bench and in the Law Library.

In this podcast episode, we explore the role of lawyers as communicators, examining how legal professionals convey complex legal concepts to clients, courts, and the public.

Communications as a form of practice development and growth, leveraging contributions across multiple channels, and the evolving role of technology in legal discourse all figure in this conversation.

Additional guidance to members is available at the Ethics Hub of the member portal.

Featuring:

Ann Marie Hardiman, Publisher, Think Media, Bar Review

David Leonard BL

Sinead McGovern, Director, Q4

Cormac O'Culain, Director of Communications

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Arbitrator Susan Ahern SC of the Sports Law Bar Association welcomes William McAuliffe, Head of Disciplinary at UEFA and Giovanni Maria Fares, Counsel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to the podcast. In this episode, they discuss how they came to practice in the area of sporting disputes, their areas of work and some key learnings from their careers so far.

Attend the Sports Law Bar Association Conference on 6th December - Register here: https://ti.to/BarofIreland/slbaconference2024

In the third and final part of the Tax Bar's podcast on tax litigation, Frank Mitchell SC and Lorna Gallagher BL discuss procedure post receipt of the TAC determination namely, appealing to the High Court, the case stated process and tax litigation through the Courts.

In part two of the Tax Bar's podcast on Tax Litigation, Frank Mitchell SC and Lorna Gallagher BL continue their discussion and in particular discuss the burden of proof, the potential for amendment of the notice of appeal, applications in the nature of discovery, expert witnesses and the running order of a hearing before the Tax Appeals Commission.

Book your place for the Tax Bar Association Annual Conference, taking place on Wednesday 4th December. Full details: https://ti.to/BarofIreland/tba-conference2024-copy?source=podcast

The first in a three-part series, Frank Mitchell SC and Lorna Gallagher BL discuss tax litigation and the tax appeals process, along with the impact of legislative reform on tax in Ireland.

For more from the Tax Bar Association, visit www.taxbar.ie

Katie Nagle BL and Liam Vanmechelen BL join the podcast to speak about dispute resolution, their journey to practice and their upcoming trip to the New York for the 2024 International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) internship programme.

Róisín and Simon are recipients of the 2024 Innocence Scholarships from The Bar of Ireland, who are undertaking work on projects in the USA which aim to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create equitable systems of justice for all.

Gemma McLoughlin-Burke BL, Chair of The Bar of Ireland's Voluntary Assistance Scheme, discusses the Innocence Project in the United States, pro bono work and her own personal path to practice.

In the Tax Bar Association’s first podcast, David McGrath BL and Catherine Dunne BL consider the recent High Court decision in The Revenue Commissioners v Tobin [2024] IEHC 96 concerning the meaning of “full and true disclosure” in the context of the four-year time limit on Revenue’s power to raise assessments.

The podcast is hosted by Dearbhla Cunningham BL, a committee member of the Tax Bar Association.

View the judgment: https://www.courts.ie/view/Judgments/13d5a902-91f8-4000-9044-67b0c8c20f20/8c7813e0-b6cd-4669-8aa6-3b3cf889a946/2024_IEHC_196.pdf/pdf

For more from the Tax Bar Association, visit www.taxbar.ie