Law Pod UK
Law Pod UK covers developments across all aspects of civil and public law in the United Kingdom. It is brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row with presenters Rosalind English, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jim Duffy and Lucy McCann. Information accompanying the podcast episodes is published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
Episodes
246: Practice update: Inquests and Inquiries
Barristers Jim Duffy, Shaheen Rahman KC and Jasper Gold discuss the latest happenings in the related worlds of inquests and inquiries, as well as looking at possible changes to Scotland's fatal accident inquiries system. The 'Hillsborough law’, causation in the context of criminal procedure, and human rights in private care homes also feature.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Support
245: Environmental enforcement here and in the EU
Environmental expert David Hart KC talks to Sir Richard Macrory, author and editor of the recent book “EU Environmental Policy and Law: Reflections at 50.”Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
244: AI in healthcare: Who will be liable when things go wrong?
The National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has just published its blueprint for regulating AI in the health service. To pick out what this latest document matters for lawyers, Rosalind English is joined by Robert Kellar KC and Marcus Coates Walker of 1 Crown Office Row.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog
243: Pink Crime with Professor Valena Beety
In this episode of LawPod UK, Lucy McCann is joined by Professor Valena Beety, legal scholar, innocence litigator and former federal prosecutor, to discuss her new book Pink Crime.Professor Beety explores her concept of ‘Pink Crime’ a distinctive category of wrongful convictions of women and queer people, often in cases where no crime actually occurred, by examining historic cases and contemporar
242: The Supreme Court recalibration of the Deprivation of Liberty and what it means
Rosalind English talks to Amelia Walker of 1 Crown Office Row, frequently to be seen in the Court of Protection, about what the recent decision in response to the Northern Ireland's reference really means in practice, in particular in relation to care home residents and capacity assessments.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blo
241: Gambling related suicides
A casino in your pocket 24/7. Is the Gambling Act 2005 fit for purpose? Rosalind English talks to Merry Varney and Dan Webster, both experts in this area at Leigh Day solicitors.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
240: Court of Appeal overturns the Divisional Court’s ruling on Palestine Action
Lucy McCann is joined by Jonathan Metzer (1 Crown Office Row) to update listeners on the Palestine Action litigation. Last week the Court of Appeal overturned the Divisional Court’s decision to render the Government’s proscription of Palestine Action unlawful, in R (Ammori) v SSHD [2026] EWCA Civ 721.For further detail see Jon’s write up of the case for the UK Human Rights Blog.For a detailed dis
239: Expert Witnesses: What to Expect at Trial
In Episode 239 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to John Whitting KC about expert evidence at trial, which will be of interest to first-time and seasoned experts alike. This episode is the third in our series on expert evidence, following Episode 177 with Margaret Bowron KC and Episode 100 with Neil Sheldon KC.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Huma
238: Beyond yes and no: the concept of consent in law
In this episode of LawPod UK, Lucy McCann is joined by Jasper Gold and Paula Kelly of 1 Crown Office Row to explore the concept of consent.The discussion ranges from philosophical theories of consent to informed consent in medical law after Montgomery, the limits of consent to harm in criminal law, and the role of deception in sexual offences. Along the way, the episode considers broader question
237: “Humane-Washing”: the misinformation and misleading advertising about where our meat comes from.
Rosalind English talks to animal law protection solicitor Edie Bowles of the Animal Law Foundation and Veronica Wiggins, who directs campaigns to protect consumers against misleading advertising. We explore the widespread and systemic misrepresentation of our food animals as leading happy healthy free range lives when in fact 85 % of animals are subject to inhumane conditions in factory farms. Fo
236: AI and its impact on private law, liability, causation, proximity and other legal hurdles
Rosalind English talks to Jacob Turner, barrister at Fountain Court Chambers, and Michael Workman, former lawyer at the Law Commission. Both are AI experts who have taken part in assembling the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce draft Legal Statement regarding liability for AI-related harm in England and Wales, pertaining to private law.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles ar
235: Clinical negligence: A Spring Update
1COR’s Lizanne Gumbel KC and Matthew Leitch join Jim Duffy to talk through some of the latest judgments in the field of medical law. Among the highlights are the use of surveillance footage, ‘lost years’, percentage offers under Part 36 and secondary victimhood.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with th
234: From robing to probing: When the lawyer turns investigator
Legal professionals are increasingly becoming involved in the conduct of investigations, in the workplace and elsewhere. Marina Wheeler KC joins Jim Duffy to look at how the skill sets of barristers can help determine what has happened and why, and increase the prospects of swift resolution and a clean break.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the U
233: Proscription and Protest: The Palestine Action Decision
Lucy McCann is joined by Jonathan Metzer (1 Crown Office Row) to discuss the Divisional Court’s ruling in R (Ammori) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 292 (Admin) that the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful.The two articles mentioned are:
https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2026/02/23/divisional-court-quashes-palestine-action-proscription-an-
232: The Most Significant Cases of 2025
Join the Law Pod team as we discuss a range of cases decided at all levels in the courts in 2025 with important implications for the future.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
231: Emergency States: Trump’s War on Everything
Jim Duffy is joined by David D. Cole, Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University and former National Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union. They discuss the US President's invocation of emergency powers to deport, to attack vessels on the high seas, and to impose sweeping international trade tariffs.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. This episode was co-
230: Changing the Law to End Ageism
Is our society obsessed with youth? Nena Georgantzi, expert on the human rights of older persons at AGE Platform Europe, joins Equality Commissioner Alasdair Henderson to consider what stronger domestic and international legal frameworks could look like if society is serious about valuing people at a later stage of life.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. This episode was co-produced by
229: Should rivers have rights? The Environmental Law Foundation and the costs of taking action in the courts
Rosalind English is joined by a panel of environmental law experts, Emma Montlake, Richard Wald KC and Carol Day to discuss the resources and help offered by the Enviromental Law Foundation to those who want to take environmental claims in the courts without suffering punitive cost consequences.https://elflaw.orgLaw Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on th
228: Breaking the silence: clause 22A and reforming the law on NDAs
In this episode, Lucy McCann is joined by Zelda Perkins, CEO of Can’t Buy My Silence UK and former PA to Harvey Weinstein, who broke her NDA and has since campaigned against the use of NDAs to silence workers speaking out against abuse, and Emma Darlow Stearn, a barrister practising from Cloisters Chambers, who specialises in employment and discrimination law and, in her previous role as Senior Le
227: The Best of Law Pod UK so far 2025
Rosalind English revisits enlightening moments from our pre-summer catalogue.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
226: Inquests in Tudor England
In this episode, Lucy McCann is joined by Professor Steven Gunn, historian at Merton College, Oxford to discuss his recent book, An Accidental History of Tudor England (co-authored with Tomasz Gromelski). They explore the world of the sixteenth century Coroners’ Court, examine what records of inquest reveal, and consider about how people died and what this can tell us about everyday life at the ti
225: Rain of Dust
Death, deceit and the lawyer who busted big Asbestos. Rosalind English talks to author David Kinley and lawyer Richard Meeran about an international legal drama involving a UK mining company and its South African employees, tackling questions of corporate veil, forum and causation in a huge class action. Rain of Dust is available here.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting artic
224: Parenthood in the modern age
Ahead of the city’s Pride celebrations next month, Jim Duffy is joined by Clare Ciborowska and Pauline Troy of 1COR Brighton. They take us through the legal, social and political history behind the concept of parenthood in the UK today. Drawing from their experience as seasoned advocates in the family courts, Clare and Pauline describe how the evolution of equality and human rights laws around se
223: Behind the scenes at the UK and US Supreme Courts
Poppy Mulligan and Monty Fynn tell Jim Duffy all about their time as Judicial Assistants at the UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counsel.Poppy is JA to the Court’s Deputy President, Lord Hodge, while Monty has spent the year working for former ‘Treasury Devil’ Lord Sales.They describe what they have learned about advocacy and about themselves that they will take into their
222: What is the role of the Attorney General in times of crisis?
Shadow AG Lord Wolfson of Tredegar joins Marina Wheeler KC and Rosalind English of 1 Crown Office Row to discuss the legal questions to be addressed by the government in relation to the ECHR.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
221: Supreme Court upholds legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor
The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Darwall and another v Dartmoor National Park Authority [2025] UKSC 20. Lucy McCann talks to Darragh Coffey of 1 Crown Office Row about the decision.Read Darragh’s analysis of the High Court’s decision here on the UK Human Rights Blog.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Ri
220: Clinical Negligence Update
Jim Duffy is joined by 1COR colleague Benjamin Seifert to discuss recent case law touching on expert evidence, fundamental dishonesty, anonymity orders and much more.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
219: Assisted Dying Part 2: Reflections on the Canadian Experience
Psychiatrist Dr Mona Gupta in Montreal joins Rosalind English and Alex Ruck Keene KC.https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0212/TIABImpactAssessment.pdf Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
218: Reflections on the Assisted Dying Bill: Part 1
Alex Ruck Keene KC has been deeply involved in the Bill’s passage through Parliament. Join Rosalind English in Episode 1 of this discussion, with the Canadian experience to follow in Episode 2.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
217: Animals as Legal Subjects
Rosalind English discusses the Animal Sentience Act with Edie Bowles of the Animal Law Foundation and Dr Rachel Dunn of Leeds Beckett. We explore the extent of this and other animal welfare laws in terms of compliance and enforceability, particularly for the billions of animals kept inside and in confined quarters, in order to end up on our supermarket shelves.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sVfT
216: IWD series part 3: community and belonging at the Bar
LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day by bringing you the final episode of its three-part series exploring gender at the Bar.In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences, in the hope of drawing out some key ref
215: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court
“The ECHR is manifestly not a sensible and democratic way of deciding what the law should be in a democracy.”Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
214: Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton
In Episode 214 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus of 1, Crown Office Row and Dr Anna Colton, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, about vicarious trauma and trauma-informed lawyering. Dr Colton’s book How to Talk to Children about Food, is available here:
UK, audio & kindle
New Zealand
Australia
More information about Dr Colton is available here
The episode mentions:
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213: Henry Tufnell MP Defends the Employment Rights Bill
Alasdair Henderson discusses some of the trickier aspects of Labour's Employment Rights Bill with Henry Tufnell MP.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
212: Baroness Brenda Hale on a Long Career in the Law
Lady Hale discusses with Rosalind English the development of the right to privacy, reflects in her career in academia and the Law Commission, and ponders on the position of women in the legal profession today.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
211: The Most Significant Cases of 2024
Join the Law Pod team as we discuss a range of cases decided at all levels in the courts in 2024 with important implications for the future.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
210: John Gimlette: Travel-writer at the Bar
At the end of 2024 John Gimlette retired after a long and successful career at 1, Crown Office Row, where he practised alongside an equally successful career in travel writing. In that time John published 6 travel books (details of which can be found on his website here). In this episode he looks back at his life at the Bar and as a writer.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting
209: Gender critical belief: A legal debrief
Jim Duffy is joined by fellow 1COR barristers Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals distinguish legitimate and protected expressions of belief from harassment and transphobia?Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights
208: Vicarious Liability: Where Are We Now? With Isabel McArdle
Following the recent allegations of abuse surrounding former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al-Fayed, vicarious liability has been in the news once again.Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Isabel McArdle about developments in this area of law since her previous episode with Rob Kellar KC in 2020 and in particular since the Supreme Court decision in Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v
207: A Beginner's Guide to Extradition
Benjamin Seifert of 1 Crown Office Row joins Lucy McCann to introduce our listeners to extradition law: the statutory framework that governs extradition, the procedure, the types of challenges raised when resisting extradition and recent developments in extradition law in the UK Supreme Court.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights B
206: The Judge Over Your Shoulder: Government Policy and Judicial Intervention
Rosalind English talks to Tim Lankester, who was Permanent Secretary of this country’s foreign aid department when a huge scandal broke about the grant of aid to Malaysia in the 1990s. The Court’s ruling that this decision was unlawful marked a shift in the balance between the judiciary and the executive. Sir Tim and Rosalind are joined by law Professor Liz Fisher to discuss the role of the courts
205: Of Mice and Murder in The Temple
David Hart KC talks to Sally Smith KC about her first novel. A murder mystery meets a multi-million authorship dispute.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
204: 3 Essential Clinical Negligence Updates
For those looking to keep on top of their CPD over the summer, in Episode 204 Emma-Louise Fenelon interviews John Whitting KC and Robert Mills about recent developments in clinical negligence.Robert Mills takes listeners through three recent cases on material contribution:
CNZ v Royal Bath Hospitals NHSFT & The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] EWHC 19 (KB)
CDE v Surrey and
203: Air Travel Woes
A tale of small win against airline leads to big Supreme Court ruling on pre- and post- Brexit compensation. Rosalind English in conversation with David Hart KC.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
202: The Coroner’s Court in 2024
Jim Duffy is joined by Richard Mumford and Lance Baynham to examine recent developments in inquests law, and to take a look at contemporary challenges facing our oldest judicial office.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
201: Raising Racism at Inquests
In Episode 201 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Emma Snell of JUSTICE and Christian Weaver, a barrister at Garden North Chambers about Achieving Racial Justice at Inquests: A Practitioner’s Guide (2024), a guide recently published by JUSTICE and INQUEST.
His Honor Judge Mark Lucraft KC, Chief Coroner of England & Wales from 2016-2020 endorsed the guide saying the following:“This important guide e
200: IWD series part 2: parenthood
Our 200th episode is the second of our International Women’s Day series exploring gender at the Bar.In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences, in the hope of drawing out some key reflections and continuing the conver
199: The Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing (PATOK)
Following the Strasbourg Court's dismissal of Kosher and Halal groups' challenge to the ban on no-stun slaughter of food animals, Rosalind English talks to animal welfare campaigner Paula Sparks about the complex web of laws surrounding our treatment of farm animals in the abattoir.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow
198: Small Data: damage, distress and the development of a new type of claim
Jasper Gold of 1 Crown Office Row joins Lucy McCann to explore “small data” claims, where data and personal injury law intersect.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
197: Negligence in football: A claim of two halves
Football fans everywhere will be familiar with reckless tackles, whether from their own Sunday league experience or as followers of the professional game. But when will a tackle amount to negligence and be actionable in a civil court, such that an injured player can sue their opponent?In this episode of Law Pod UK, 1COR members Jo Moore and Nicholas Jones join Lucy McCann to discuss how the law of
196: Punching a window on the world of family law
Can appropriate public scrutiny and respect for private lives co-exist? Jim Duffy speaks to Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska about the Transparency Reporting Pilot in the family courts.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
195: Human Rights embrace Climate Change
Strasbourg Court fashions human rights out of climate change. David Hart KC discusses latest developments with Rosalind English.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
194: IWD series part 1: what’s the problem?
LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day with a three-part series exploring gender at the Bar.In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Barhey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences, in the hope of drawing out some key reflections and continuing the conversa
193: Supreme Court rules on “shock” in clinical negligence cases
The Supreme Court has ruled out claims for physicatric harm suffered by family members witnessing death or serious injury as a result of medical negligence. Rosalind English talks to Judith Rogerson of 1 Crown Office Row about the implication of this ruling.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the pod
192: Scope of duty since Khan v Meadows
Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims. First by analysing the decision in Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 and then discussing how the courts have grappled with scope of duty issues since.Cases discussed in this episode include:- Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21-
191: Significant Cases of 2023
Lucy McCann, Rosalind English and Jon Metzer discuss a selection of significant legal cases from the UK over the past year.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
190: Toxic Torts
Join chemist Professor Roy Harrison and environmental law silk David Hart, for a review of recent personal injury lawsuits where claimants seek damages for exposure to toxic substances. Despite the technical challenges, this litigation is key to environmental protection.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blo
189: Best of Law Pod 2023 So Far
A compilation and distillation of the past seven months of pod discussions, by presenters Rosalind English and Lucy McCann.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and message the podcast via Twitter. Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.
188: Vulnerable witnesses: Communication in the Family Courts
Family law expert Richard Ager talks to Melissa Patidar about her intermediary service company which provides communication support between lawyers and witnesses in remote and face to face hearings in family court proceedings. They discuss parties with vulnerabilities, qualifications and role of an intermediary, and how lawyers should aim to work with them.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office
187: Do the police owe potential victims a duty to warn?
Traditionally, courts have declined to impose this liability, believing it would lead to defensive policing. A recent High Court ruling appears to have changed all that. Listen to Rosalind English in discussion with Conor Monighan of 5 Essex Court on this decision with serious implications for all public authorities.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to
186: NFTs: Blockchain technology and the legal framework
Robert Kellar KC in conversation with Victoria Walters, library learning advisor at the Bristol campus of the University of Law.Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this very short anonymous survey. Thank you in advance. www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LawPodUK Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the
185: Is A.I. Coming for the Lawyers?
Professor Richard Susskind, advisor to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, has been alerting the legal profession to the advance of technology since the 1990s. In this episode, Rosalind English discusses with Professor Susskind the present and the future for solicitors, barristers and even the judiciary, in the presence of Artificial Intelligence, which is rapidly overtaking traditional w
184: Navigating the Reservoir of Retained EU Law after Brexit
This week the UK Government announced an important change to its Retained EU Law Bill, which has been going through Parliament. Now 600 EU-era laws are set be repealed by the end of 2023 - fewer than the whole "reservoir” of 1000+ initially targeted.Rosalind English discusses the challenges posed by the Bill with Sam Willis of the Public Law Project.Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a coupl
183: Multi-defendant cases: the more the merrier?
Lucy McCann speaks to Cara Guthrie and Matthew Flinn of 1 Crown Office Row, about multi-defendant litigation in the field of clinical negligence.The discussion covers who to sue, the costs implications of having multiple defendants, contribution proceedings, apportioning liability between defendants, and interim payment applications.Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a couple of minutes to f
182: Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change?
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Matthew Hill of 1 Crown Office Row about three recent decisions concerning unlawful killing.Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this very short anonymous survey. Thank you in advance.www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LawPodUK Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Huma
181: The Bill of Rights Bill is Back
Jim Duffy is joined by Professor Jim Murdoch of the University of Glasgow, Angus McCullough KC from 1 Crown Office Row, and Shameem Ahmad from the Public Law Project, to talk small boats and big changes on the human rights horizon.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and message the podcast via Tw
180: The Environmental Minimum with Dr Stefan Theil
In this episode, Lucy McCann speaks to Dr Stefan Theil, the John Thornley Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, about what role the law can play in tackling the climate crisis.Stefan discusses the framework he set out in his book Towards the Environmental Minimum. The discussion covers the concept of polycentricity, protections offered by constitu
179: Safe as Houses: depriving children of their liberty
Applications for secure accommodation or deprivation of liberty orders, for children in the UK, have increased significantly in recent years. Lucy McCann talks with Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska about the current situation.There is now a severe lack of regulated accommodation and the courts are having to use their inherent jurisdiction to approve orders where unregulated placements are the onl
178: How to get Pupillage
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Shahram Sharghy and Jo Moore about how to become a barrister. The episode considers the kind of research that is essential to do in advance, navigating the pupillage gateway, preparing for interviews and dealing with rejection.Helpful resources include: pupillageandhowtogetit.com and "The Path to Pupillage" by Georgina Wolfe.You can start, edit and submit a pupillage
177: Disaster Avoidance For Experts with Margaret Bowron KC
In this episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Margaret Bowron KC about how to avoid disastrous expert evidence. This episode is an update to the popular 2019 episode with Neil Sheldon KC available here.Margaret and Emma discuss mistakes in expert reports, the standard to be applied to expert reports, actual and potential conflicts of interest(s), the importance of staying within one's area of exp
176: Significant Cases of 2022
Rosalind English, Lucy McCann and Jon Metzer discuss a selection of significant legal cases from the UK over the past year.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
175: Essential Inquest Law Update
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rory Badenoch and Rajkiran Barhey about the developments in inquest law that practitioners will need to know about.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
174: Permacrisis in Public Law? With Sir Jonathan Jones KCB KC
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Jonathan Jones about recent developments in UK public law and the Constitution. The discussion covers recent political turbulence, the Union, the Northern Ireland Protocol, Judicial Review reforms, Human Rights Act reforms and standards and ethics in public life.Sir Jonathan Guy Jones KCB KC is a British lawyer, appointed in March 2014 and serving until his resigna
173: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation with Greg Callus
Is legislation against SLAPPs really necessary in the UK?Rosalind English delves into this question with help from Greg Callus. Greg Callus joined 5RB as a barrister in 2015. He specialises primarily in defamation, data protection, freedom of information, privacy, confidentiality, and contempt of court. Under the cab rank rule, he acts for both claimants and defendants, and frequently appears at h
172: Advocacy in the Appellate Courts with Philip Havers KC
In her Law Pod UK debut, Lucy McCann talks with Philip Havers KC about his experiences appearing in appellate courts. Containing practical tips for those making their first appearances in appellate courts, this episode recounts both victories and hard lessons that will be of interest to practitioners and students alike.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.Supporting articles are published
171: What type of property is crypto? With Rob Kellar KC
What type of legal property is cryptocurrency? How might the law deal with NFTs? Do any of these new assets require lawyers? Dive into the future with Rosalind English and Robert Kellar KC, as they consider the UK Law Commission's Digital Assets consultation paper.Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog.Follow and interact with th
170: Justice from the Chaos of Conflict, with Aonghus Kelly
Jim Duffy is joined by Aonghus Kelly as he travels to Kyiv to assist Ukraine in building mechanisms to ensure a future reckoning for the war crimes of today.
169: Government Control over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption on the Online Safety Bill
"Government control over the flow of information": Lord Sumption speaks out against the threat to freedom of speech posed by the Online Safety Bill.The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons. The Bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” user-generated content is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places, not least of all from former Supreme Court
168: Psychology or pseudoscience? Parental alienation and the role of the psychologist, with Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska
Jim Duffy speaks to Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska, of 1 Crown Office Row in Brighton. They discuss how the family court deals with allegations of ‘alienating behaviour’ by one parent against another and examines the part psychologists play in that process.In this first episode after a summer break, Law Pod UK introduces both new presenters and celebrates its 5th anniversary.
167: The UK's Bill Of Rights, with Andrew Warnock QC
Shortly before the current turmoil in Westminster, a new British Bill of Rights was introduced in Parliament. This Bill seeks to repeal and replace the 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law.Rosalind English discusses the proposed Bill with public law expert Andrew Warnock QC.
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