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David Langwallner

David Langwallner

David Langwallner is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and the London School of Economics. He is a barrister at 1MCB. He writes for CassandraVoices, New Law Journal and Counsel magazineand is a regular columnist for Village magazine and Irish World. David was 2015 Irish Lawyer of the Year for his work as director of the Irish Innocence Project.

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Lawyers in film: Witchfinder General (1968)

Not a golden oldie. David Langwallner continues his series with a rather controversial choice  

15 April 2024
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Lawyers in film: Miracle on 34th Street (1947, 1994)

David Langwallner’s seasonal choice – two different legal resolutions to the same tough challenge in court

15 December 2023
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Lawyers in film: Compulsion (1959)

A terrifying film relevant to lawyers then and now, writes David Langwallner

07 August 2023
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Lawyers in film: Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Epic courtroom drama has much to relate to this day, writes David Langwallner

10 April 2023
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Lawyers in film: A Man for All Seasons (1966)

The ultimate man of conscience and a lesson for all times: A Man for All Seasons (1966) reviewed by David Langwallner

28 October 2022
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Lawyers in film: Le Havre (2011)

Relevant to current times, Aki Kaurismaki’s very human story focuses on the plight of the refugee and responsibility of the law, writes David Langwallner

01 June 2022
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Lawyers in film: Adam's Rib (1949)

Courtroom rivalry is carried into the household and lessons on double standards, too. Review by David Langwallner

11 February 2022
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Lawyers in film: The Trial (1962)

A dark reminder in a new age of excessive compliance? David Langwallner celebrates Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Orson Welles’ genius adaptation

22 September 2021
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Lawyers in film: Witness for The Prosecution (1957)

One of our most notable courtroom dramas is also a useful illustration of a barrister’s craft, writes David Langwallner

02 June 2021

Lawyers in film: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Canonised (if sanitised) by lawyers and immortalised by Gregory Peck, what can Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch teach us about criminal justice today? By David Langwallner

14 December 2020
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