As always on the Fifth Court we start with some leading judgements drawn from our Decisis.ie database.

Then we discuss many aspects of asylum law with Colm O'Dwyer SC, an expert in the area. As well as his views on the law Colm also talks about his relationship with actor Dominic West, his love of the TV series, The Wire and the movie The Goodfellas. Colm also recommends two books to lawyers and students of the law - Dr. Trever Redmond's 'Law of the European Union' and Sally Hayden's award winning book, 'My Fourth Time, We Drowned'.

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Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL discuss contemporary legal issues.

On this illuminating episode, in the light of the 'Hutch Trial', criminal barrister Katherine McGillicuddy BL lifts the lid on what goes on at the Special Criminal Court and issues that the non-jury court has to respond to.

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Episode 4 - The team celebrates that their podcast, after only three episodes, is already Number 3 in the podcast charts, thanks to listeners sharing the podcast.

We start with a review of three cases from the Decisis.ie website including a case around seaweed harvesting and the foreshore. There's also a case involving insurance company Hiscox and the insurance of a play centre. Finally, a High Court judgement about child sexual abuse reporting and the HSE.

This week's VIP interview is with Keith Walsh Walsh, solicitor and SC. He brings us up to date on what's happening in his specialist area, family law, including two newer issues, those concerning separations and divorces of same-sex couples where he observes cases involving above average wealth. And while on the subject of wealth, he has also seen a rise in cases concerning couples where one or both parties are working with (typically) tech companies where part of the remuneration is paid in shares which throws up issues of vesting and valuation and timing.

We're only on Episode 4 of the weekly podcast but for the 2nd time, in his choice of a book recommendation for those interested in matters legal, Keith recommends Ruadhán Mac Cormaic's book, The Supreme Court.

And congratulations to Ruadhán also for having been named Editor of the Irish Times.

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On Episode 3 of The Fifth Court, presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined Simon Mills SC (a qualified doctor he was previously RTE's Gerry Ryan's 'on-air' doctor). Having graduated in medicine in TCD - he swears his fellow students appealed his academic results because he hadn't attended his lectures - but after some years he decided he didn't want to be a doctor and returned to study law in UCD.

Simon, who has authored two books, is renowned for his work inn medical negligence (aka 'medneg') cases and here he discusses issues arising in fantastic detail. This episode is a 'must listen to' not just for those in the law, but for those working across all of medicine, as well as physiotherapists, opticians and those in allied professions. Among the many things Simon mentions is the absolute importance of an apology in many cases. It can make a very big difference.

We ask our guests for their favourite books, music or films that they would recommend to those in the law. Simon says he hates legal depictions in the movies, with the notable exception of the courtroom scene in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' which he recommends. He also loves teh book, The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man who sent Charles I to the Scaffold

On Episode 3 we also discuss some current notable cases, including the intriguing case of the banana as 'art'.

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Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, present Ireland's legal podcast, covering major legal cases including;

• Keating V Shannon Foynes Port Company (Mr Justice Sanfey)
• DPP V Flynn
• DPP V Kinsella

Karyn Harty spent just shy of 25 years with leading law firm McCann FitzGerald spending many years as a partner. Very recently she left McCann's and joined the Dublin office of the world's largest legal practice, Denton's. She explains why...

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