Sharing the History of the Four Courts, Dublin

July 2020

24 Jul 2020

Barristers’ Term-Time Immunity from Arrest for Debt, 1860

From the Irish Times, 1 February 1860: “[In] Rubenstein v O’Hara… an application was made for the purposes of discharging the defendant, a practising barrister, from arrest [for debt]. The plaintiff… left home to attend the hall of the Four… Continue reading
23 Jul 2020

House Party with Legal Associations Ends in Accusations of Theft, 1844

From the Freeman’s Journal, 13 June 1844: “Laurence Broderick, a decent looking person, residing at Capel Street, was charged with having robbed Eliza Lee, who used to sell fruit and cakes about the hall of the Four Courts, of the… Continue reading
21 Jul 2020

Tardy Judge Fines Solicitors Who Fail to Wait, 1899

From the Daily Nation, 19 January 1899: “SIR- Reading from to-day’s ‘Legal Diary’, I find that Judge Ross [was] announced to sit at 11 o’clock. His Lordship, however, did not sit until after 12 o’clock. Owing to the erratic sitting… Continue reading
20 Jul 2020

ADR Irish Style, Pre-1850

From the Kentish Gazette, 5 February 1850: “A famous duellist challenged an Irish barrister, for some remark made by the barrister when the duellist was giving his testimony on the stand in an important case. The barrister knew precisely as… Continue reading
20 Jul 2020

Young Bar Protest Against Judicial Unpunctuality, 1919

From the Belfast Telegraph, 2 December 1919: “Some judges and junior barristers acted a little comedy in the Four Courts yesterday. When Judge Samuels had disposed of some appeals, he left Court No 1… some 12 junior barristers having motions… Continue reading

July 2020

Barristers’ Term-Time Immunity from Arrest for Debt, 1860

House Party with Legal Associations Ends in Accusations of Theft, 1844

Tardy Judge Fines Solicitors Who Fail to Wait, 1899

ADR Irish Style, Pre-1850

Young Bar Protest Against Judicial Unpunctuality, 1919

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