Activist Lawyer (2024)

04/07/2024

📣 Episode 86: Marc Willers KC 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by Marc Willers KC who specialises in environmental law and climate justice, planning law, administrative and public law, civil liberties, human rights and discrimination law, and Gypsy, Traveller and Roma law.

Marc is recommended in the Chambers UK Bar Guide and the Legal 500 in planning law, environmental law, civil liberties and human rights. He is also a member of the Irish Bar, and he is registered with the Bar Council for public access work and assists private clients in all the areas of his expertise.

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03/07/2024

📚 ACTIVIST LAWYER BOOK CLUB 📚

We are delighted to launch the Activist Lawyer Book Club featuring books published by a range of lawyers focusing on their career in law! As a bonus, some of the authors will join us as guests on our podcast to discuss their book so download and subscribe to the Activist Lawyer podcast if you haven’t already!

Date: Thursday, 11th July 2024
Time: 7PM - 8PM
Location: Zoom

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02/07/2024

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In our latest episode, Sarah is joined by traveller activist and aspiring barrister, Martin McDonagh. Martin is currently furthering his career in law through the University of Ulster, Access to Justice LLM hoping to work in human rights and social justice. He recently set up Northern Ireland’s first Traveller-led support group.

Martin touches on some of the challenges faced by the Irish Traveller community and discusses his determination to champion social change and amplify marginalised voices through the law and his activism.

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28/06/2024

📣 Episode 85: Martin McDonagh 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by traveller activist and aspiring barrister, Martin McDonagh. Martin is currently furthering his career in law through the University of Ulster, Access to Justice LLM hoping to work in human rights and social justice. He recently set up Northern Ireland’s first Traveller-led support group.

Martin touches on some of the challenges faced by the Irish Traveller community and discusses his determination to champion social change and amplify marginalised voices through the law and his activism.

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21/06/2024

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Find out more about the Activist Lawyer Book Club, listen to our recent podcast episodes and check out the Activist Lawyer blog!

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20/06/2024

📣 Episode 84: Activist Lawyer Update 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah shares the latest Activist Lawyer updates, including our call for blog submissions, the launch of the brand-new newsletter, and our exciting new book club. Tune in for all the details!

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13/06/2024

📣 Episode 83: Úna Boyd 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by in the studio by Immigration Solicitor, Úna Boyd who works with the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ). CAJ is an independent human rights organisation based in Belfast and Úna discusses the role of the organisation in promoting justice and protecting rights. She shares insights into her work centring around post-Brexit legislative changes, the Rwanda Scheme, the ECHR, citizens’ rights, racial profiling and the Common Travel Area.

Úna Boyd is an immigration law specialist. She studied law at Queens University Belfast and has a Master’s in Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights. Úna is an experienced immigration solicitor and former chair of the Law Society of Northern Ireland’s Immigration Practitioners’ Group.

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06/06/2024

📣Introducing the Activist Lawyer Newsletter: Edition 1 📣

Find out more about the Activist Lawyer Book Club, listen to our recent podcast episodes and check out the Activist Lawyer blog!

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06/06/2024

📣 Episode 83: Úna Boyd 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined in the studio by Immigration Solicitor, Úna Boyd who works with the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ). CAJ is an independent human rights organisation based in Belfast and Úna discusses the role of the organisation in promoting justice and protecting rights. She shares insights into her work centring around post-Brexit legislative changes, the Rwanda Scheme, the ECHR, citizens’ rights, racial profiling and the Common Travel Area.

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27/05/2024

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In this week's episode, Sarah sits down with solicitor Ciaran Moynagh from Phoenix Law in Belfast. Ciaran talks about how he became a lawyer specialising in human rights, equality, family law and specialist criminal defence.

Listeners might be familiar with some of Ciaran’s high-profile cases including Lee v Asher's Bakery Company (the ‘gay cake’ case) as well as his work around advancing same s*x marriage and transgender rights in Northern Ireland.

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23/05/2024

📣 Episode 82: Harriet Wistrich 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined by solicitor Harriet Wistrich who is the founder and director of the Centre for Women's Justice. Harriet previously worked with renowned civil liberties firm Birnberg Pierce for many years.

Harriet talks about her work, primarily focusing on violence against women cases including the case of Emma Humphreys and Sally Challen as well as victims of serial ra**st, John Worboys. Harriet’s new book, 'Sister in Law' provides us with a fantastic in-depth look into Harriet’s legal career touched on in today’s recording.

Harriet’s book features as part of the Activist Lawyer Book Club and is available to purchase now!

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16/05/2024

📣 Episode 81: Ciaran Moynagh 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah sits down with solicitor Ciaran Moynagh from Phoenix Law in Belfast. Ciaran talks about how he became a lawyer specialising in human rights, equality, family law and specialist criminal defence.

Listeners might be familiar with some of Ciaran’s high-profile cases including Lee v Ashers Bakery Company (the ‘gay cake’ case) as well as his work around advancing same s*x marriage and transgender rights in Northern Ireland.

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07/05/2024

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In our latest episode, Sarah is joined in the studio by solicitor Enda McGarrity who works with law firm P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors.

Enda talks about his work on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and environmental actions arising because of the ecological disaster occurring in Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh.

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02/05/2024

📣 Episode 80 📣

In this week's episode, Sarah is joined in the studio by solicitor Enda McGarrity who works with law firm P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors. Enda talks about his work on the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and environmental actions arising because of the ecological disaster occurring in Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh.

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27/04/2024

Human rights defender and lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has now spent 2000+ days in detention. I am concerned by reports of her deteriorating health. I raised Hoda's case with the Egyptian authorities in January & call on them to release her Permanent Mission of Egypt in Geneva.

More info on her case is available here: https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=28706

26/04/2024

After a short break, it was great to get back into the studio to record a new episode of Activist Lawyer.

What a pleasure to interview Enda McGarrity of P.A.Duffy & Co Solicitors - episode out soon!

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23/04/2024

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20/04/2024

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To mark International Women's Day 2024 our colleague Dr Maebh Harding and Professor Aoife O'Donoghue (QUB School of Law) did an episode of the Activist Lawyer podcast about Doing Feminist Legal Work (DFLW), which aims, by bringing together legal scholars across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain, to generate a sustainable network that will develop and share experience and practice as well as developing substantive research and educational tools necessary to respond swiftly and effectively to societal challenges, to engage directly with policy makers and media, and with the resilience necessary to rapidly address complex issues of law and gender in both the immediate and long term.

https://www.activistlawyer.com/post/activist-lawyer-podcast-marks-iwd2024-doing-feminist-legal-work-with-dr-maebh-harding-and-professor

16/04/2024

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Do Right and Fear No One – Interview with Leslie Thomas KC

In this episode Sarah meets Leslie Thomas KC with Garden Court Chambers and Professor of Law at Gresham College. We discuss some of Leslie’s impressive portfolio of work as a barrister taking on the state on behalf of his clients through inquests and public inquiries representing many bereaved families as a result of police brutality and deaths in custody.

Leslie has expertise across a wide range of civil wrings, civil litigation and human rights and has worked on the Hillsborough Inquiry, Covid-19 Inquiry as well as representing residents and bereaved family members of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Do Right and Fear No One – A life Dedicated to Fighting for Justice is the title of Leslie’s thoughtful and fascinating book detailing his career and the challenges he faced as a black lawyer starting off his career in 1980’s London. We have recommended this book as part of our Activist Lawyer Book Club.

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11/04/2024

📣 NEW EPISODE 📣

Do Right and Fear No One – Interview with Leslie Thomas KC

In this episode Sarah meets Leslie Thomas KC with Garden Court Chambers and Professor of Law at Gresham College. We discuss some of Leslie’s impressive portfolio of work as a barrister taking on the state on behalf of his clients through inquests and public inquiries representing many bereaved families as a result of police brutality and deaths in custody.

Leslie has expertise across a wide range of civil wrongs, civil litigation and human rights and has worked on the Hillsborough Inquiry, Covid-19 Inquiry as well as representing residents and bereaved family members of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Do Right and Fear No One – A life Dedicated to Fighting for Justice is the title of Leslie’s thoughtful and fascinating book detailing his career and the challenges he faced as a black lawyer starting off his career in 1980’s London. We have recommended this book as part of our Activist Lawyer Book Club.

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26/03/2024

📣 Episode 78 📣

As part of our series focusing on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Palestine, Sarah is joined by Khaled Quzmar, human rights lawyer and General Director of Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P).

The organisation has been working to promote and protect the human rights of Palestinian children for decades. Khaled talks about the extreme challenges in documenting current violations of international law in respect of children due to the sheer volume of cases as a result of the ongoing aggression on the region by Israeli forces.

Khaled Quzmar joined DCI- P in 1995 as a lawyer representing Palestinian children in Israeli military courts. He rose through the ranks to become administrative and legal affairs director. Khaled specializes in issues of juvenile justice and grave violations against children during armed conflict. He earned a Master of Laws degree in international human rights law from the Irish Center for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway.

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21/03/2024

📣 Episode 78 📣

As part of our series focusing on the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Palestine, Sarah is joined by Khaled Quzmar, human rights lawyer and General Director of Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P).

The organisation has been working to promote and protect the human rights of Palestinian children for decades. Khaled talks about the extreme challenges in documenting current violations of international law in respect of children due to the sheer volume of cases as a result of the ongoing aggression on the region by Israeli forces.

Khaled Quzmar joined DCI- P in 1995 as a lawyer representing Palestinian children in Israeli military courts. He rose through the ranks to become administrative and legal affairs director. Khaled specializes in issues of juvenile justice and grave violations against children during armed conflict. He earned a Master of Laws degree in international human rights law from the Irish Center for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway.

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19/03/2024

📣 Have you listened yet? 📣

Our latest episode features Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Liam Herrick. Liam and Sarah discuss the history of the ICCL and its place in the development of human rights and social justice, not only in Ireland, but globally. They look at the ‘Enforce’ unit within the ICCL which aims to challenge the ‘tech threat’ posed to democracy and human rights.

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17/03/2024

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Wishing you all a Happy St Patrick's Day!

14/03/2024

📣 Episode 77 📣

Today’s episode features Executive Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Liam Herrick. Liam and Sarah discuss the history of the ICCL and its place in the development of human rights and social justice, not only in Ireland, but globally. They look at the ‘Enforce’ unit within the ICCL which aims to challenge the ‘tech threat’ posed to democracy and human rights.

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12/03/2024

📣 Episode 76 📣

In our latest episode, Sarah was joined by Dr Maebh Harding and Professor Aoife O’Donoghue to discuss the network Doing Feminist Legal Work. DFLW connects legal scholars across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain addressing emerging issues of gender and law.

This is an exciting and innovative project and you can find out how you can become involved in the network. We also discuss the meaning of adapting a ‘feminist approach’ to work and to teaching as well as the position of western feminism in the context of the ongoing crisis in Palestine.

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08/03/2024

📣 International Women's Day 📣

To mark International Women’s Day 2024, we are joined by Dr Maebh Harding and Professor Aoife O’Donoghue to discuss the network Doing Feminist Legal Work. DFLW connects legal scholars across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain addressing emerging issues of gender and law.

This is an exciting and innovative project and you can find out how you can become involved in the network. We also discuss the meaning of adapting a ‘feminist approach’ to work and to teaching as well as the position of western feminism in the context of the ongoing crisis in Palestine.

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07/03/2024

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Continuing with our series focusing on events unfolding in Palestine we speak to Professor Shane Darcy, Nadeen Yousef and Ramez Hayek from the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at University of Galway.

The panel discuss events subsequent to the ICJ ruling on provisional measures in the case of South Africa v. Israel in relation to the Genocide Convention, 1948.

We discuss the action of state parties to the Convention in light of the ruling, the validity of international legal institutions as well as touching on other important legal actions taken on both an international and domestic level in an effort to hold Israel and its allies accountable for their actions and contraventions of international law.

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29/02/2024

📣 Episode 75 📣

Continuing with our series focusing on events unfolding in Palestine we speak to Professor Shane Darcy, Nadeen Yousef and Ramez Hayek from the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at University of Galway.

The panel discuss events subsequent to the ICJ ruling on provisional measures in the case of South Africa v. Israel in relation to the Genocide Convention, 1948.

We discuss the action of state parties to the Convention in light of the ruling, the validity of international legal institutions as well as touching on other important legal actions taken on both an international and domestic level in an effort to hold Israel and its allies accountable for their actions and contraventions of international law.

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27/02/2024

📣 Episode 74 📣

This episode of Activist Lawyer sheds light on the horrific circumstances facing women in Afghanistan.

As we approach International Women’s Day, we ask everyone to listen to this episode where our guest Maryam, explains what is happening in Afghanistan since the Taliban enforced their oppressive regime in August 2021.

Maryam discusses education, employment, mental health and women in law. Afghan women and girls face a truly harrowing future if the international community does not act urgently and intervene. Maryam is an activist lawyer and mental health advocate for women in Afghanistan.

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