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Democracies are increasingly facing threats from within, retired Supreme Court judge says

Recently retired Supreme Court judge John MacMenamin tells latest episode of Law on Trial podcast about the worrying growth of ‘illiberal’ democracies

‘The law depends on trust’ : Judge John MacMenamin on life after the bench

Latest episode of Law on Trial features two judges who have hung up the gavel, with two different experiences of upholding the law

Law on Trial: White collar crime and the Irish FBI

Latest episode of Business Post’s legal affairs podcast looks at company law enforcement

Law on Trial podcast: why barristers are going on strike this week

Sara Phelan, chairwoman of the Bar Council, outlines why barristers are pushing ahead with a historical one-day withdrawal of services this week

Podcast: Why the HSE’s narrative around medical negligence risks ‘vilifying’ patients

Hosts Catherine Sanz and barrister James McDermott also discuss legal news stories, including the latest developments connected to the Wagatha Christie case in our latest episode

Law on Trial: DLA Piper’s David Carthy on recent high-profile hires and ‘being bold’

Country managing partner for DLA Piper in Ireland discusses competition in Irish market, plus Barry Scannell, of William Fry, explains ChatGPT and the law

Law on Trial: Alex White, from the bar to the front bench

The former Minister for Communications discusses his career from journalism to law to politics

Law on Trial: Building Dentons’ Dublin office from scratch with a powerhouse team

The law firm’s country head for Ireland, Eavan Saunders, sat down with Business Post legal correspondent Catherine Sanz to discuss gender balance, Britain’s ‘macho’ industry, and a gap in the litigation market

Law on Trial: Noeline Blackwell on new human trafficking legislation and assisting Ukrainian refugees

The Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre also talks about her views on arming the gardaí, pro-bono work, and winning a recent lifetime achievement award

‘I’m very privileged to do a job that I feel really matters’: Irish barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Speaking on Law on Trial, the Business Post’s legal affairs podcast, the London-based Gallagher discusses the challenges that come with representing some of the world’s leading pro-democracy campaigners

Law on Trial: Caoilfhionn Gallagher, KC, on defending pro-democracy campaigners and journalists

Kicking off our new season is Caoilfhionn Gallagher, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, who discusses the case of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro democracy campaigner, and Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist

Law on Trial: The dangers of forensic evidence and how to avoid miscarriages of justice

In this week’s episode, Neville Cox, Professor of Law in TCD, also speaks about defamation in light of the Depp-Heard trial in the US