The Litigation Podcast

Welcome to episode 35 of The Litigation Podcast. In this episode, Lord Burnett of Maldon presents highlights from Session 3 of the Public Law Conference 2026, with Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC , Thomas de la Mare KC , Charlotte Kilroy KC and Naina Patel KC discussing the rule of law. If you haven't already, listen to Part 1 with Hanif Mussa KC , Tom Leary , Daniel Cashman , Flora Robertson & Rayan Fa...

Welcome to episode 34 of The Litigation Podcast. In this episode, Hanif Mussa KC presents recorded highlights from Session 2 of the Public Law Conference 2026. Tom Coates discusses interim relief in judicial review: principles and practice. Tom Lowenthal examines Duty of Candour. Iain Steele discusses the latest on delay. Rachel Jones discusses practice and procedure, with some updates from the Ad...

Welcome to episode 33 of The Litigation Podcast. In this episode, Hanif Mussa KC presents recorded highlights from Session 1 of the Public Law Conference 2026. Flora Robertson discusses automated decision making in public law. Daniel Cashman explores the availability and scope of judicial review of a public body’s private law decision-making. Rayan Fakhoury examines international Law and Judicial...

The Blackstone Commercial Breakfast Briefing returns for its first outing of 2026. In this episode, Luka Krsljanin first takes an in-depth look at recent developments in primary, vicarious and accessory liability in the context of fraud claims. Keeping him company over the croissants, Antonia Eklund highlights the recent landmark decision in Municipo de Mariana v BHP & ors. (the Brazilian Dam...

Welcome to episode 31 of the Litigation Podcast: Mediation: Voluntary and Involuntary. In the first in a series of short podcasts on mediation, Mark Shaw KC and Jane Mulcahy KC remind us of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and share thoughts on how mediation can be a powerful tool in even the most contentious and combative case.

Tune in to episode 30 of The Litigation Podcast:  The Impact of AI: Are Existing Laws Enough?   AI-powered automated systems are rapidly reshaping decision-making across sectors. In this episode, the panel examines whether current legal frameworks are sufficiently robust and adaptable to meet the challenges this poses. The discussion addresses two core issues: the right to a human decisi...

The  Blackstone Breakfast Briefing  returns with a roller-coaster round-up of the summer’s key fraud-related judgments. In this episode, the speakers will explore sanctions, illegality and public policy ( Alan MacLean KC and Tom Leary   –  Eurochem v Societe Generale ), deep-fake AI images ( Marlena Valles – Getty Images v Stability AI ), and judgments obtai...

Welcome to episode 28 of the Blackstone Chambers Litigation Podcast: Litigating War - Ukraine v Russia 2025 . This session followed the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber judgment of 9 July 2025 in which the Grand Chamber revisited its case law on jurisdiction and held Russia responsible for “an unprecedented and flagrant attack on the fundamental values of the Council of Europe” and for...

Blackstone Chambers’ Breakfast Briefing is back and thrilled to start 2025 by celebrating Blackstone Chambers’ recent sponsorship of the Conflicts of Laws Prize on the University of Oxford’s prestigious BCL course. Andrew Scott KC  surveys recent events with our keynote conflicts address before Blackstone’s barristers run through a series of their recent stand-out cases in the field includin...

In this episode, ATLEU’s Jamila Duncan-Bosu talks with Blackstone’s Charlotte Kilroy KC about ground-breaking litigation brought by Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU), on behalf of a young Indonesian man on a seasonal worker visa who was left homeless and in serious debt following exploitation on a UK fruit farm. The case argues that the visa scheme lacks the necessary safeguard...

Listen in to this episode of The Litigation Podcast Shorts , as Michael Beloff KC recounts his final case: the McCloud Appeal . In this significant case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal dismissed the Lord Chancellor’s appeal against the Tribunal’s decision which found that the new judicial pension scheme unlawfully discriminated against younger judges. Michael represented six of the judges who succ...

Join Michael Beloff KC, widely regarded as the ‘The Godfather of Sports Law’, in this episode of The Litigation Podcast Shorts . Michael shares fascinating insights and anecdotes from his remarkable career as a barrister specialising in sports disputes. Look out for the fourth and final instalment in Michael’s Litigation Podcast Shorts series, where he discusses his final case and offers invaluabl...

Welcome to this episode of The Litigation Podcast Shorts , as Michael Beloff KC discusses his experiences in defamation law. Drawing on a quintet of high-profile libel cases, Michael offers a rare perspective on this fascinating area. Join us next time, when Michael, widely regarded as the ‘Godfather of Sports Law’, delivers his unique insight into sports law. More about Michael’s life and career...

Blackstone Chambers’ Commercial Breakfast Briefing returns with an in-depth look at Commercial Remedies, beginning with some ground-breaking recent developments in the law and practice relating to freezing injunctions. After some icebreakers from  Andrew George KC  in the Chair, Luka Krsljanin  analyses the important guidance on showing a real-risk of dissipation provided in  C...

Join Michael Beloff KC in the first episode of The Litigation Podcast Shorts , as he delves into one of his most memorable legal experiences: the Marshall cases . Michael successfully argued before the European Court of Justice, leading to a significant ruling upholding a complaint of discrimination and sparking a secondary case.  Stay tuned for the next episode in this series, where Michael...

 In this special episode of the Litigation Podcast we hear from Abass Dodoo, master Ghanaian drummer and founder of One-Drum Foundation, in conversation with Ajay Ratan , Blackstone barrister and saxophonist in Abass’ band.   Their wide-ranging discussion covers the creative process behind our new podcast music, the fascinating oral tradition by which Abass learned the drums growing up...

Tune in to the most recent episode of The Litigation Podcast, in which Ivan Hare KC presents recorded highlights from the 2024 Public Law Conference. The panel discussions address the latest developments in recent public law cases. Ivan Hare KC explores proportionality under the HRA: is it in the Act or on the facts? Stephanie Palmer discusses the recent climate change cases in the European Court...

Tune in to the most recent episode of The Litigation Podcast, in which Ivan Hare KC presents recorded highlights from the 2024 Public Law Conference. The panel discussions address the latest developments in recent public law cases. Tom Leary explores interim remedies in Judicial Review. George Molyneaux examines the duty of candour, with particular focus on recent cases. Sir Jeffrey Jowell KC and...

Tune in to the most recent episode of The Litigation Podcast, in which Ivan Hare KC presents recorded highlights from the 2024 Public Law Conference. The panel discussions address the latest developments in recent public law cases. James Segan KC examines the standard of review in commercial Judicial Review. Hanif Mussa KC discusses developments in recent Supreme Court cases on convention rights....

Do you love limitation? Does the very idea of mandatory time limits make you stop in your tracks and smile? If so, tune in to this episode of the Blackstone Chambers Litigation Podcast as Andrew George KC presents recorded highlights from the most recent Commercial Breakfast Briefing. First, Leona Powell takes a look at the Supreme Court’s important recent decision in Canada Square Operations Ltd....

Tune in to episode 15 of the Blackstone Chambers Litigation Podcast, as Kieron Beal KC presents the Retained EU Law Conference Part 2. Joined by Naina Patel, Emily Neill, Ravi Mehta, Harry Adamson and Hollie Higgins, the panel explore the potential impacts of the REUL Act in key affected sectors. The REUL Act is the final chapter in a huge and complex five-year legislative exercise to give effect...

Tune in to episode 14 of the Blackstone Chambers Litigation Podcast, as Kieron Beal KC presents recorded highlights from the 2023 Retained EU Law Conference. Joined by Tom de la Mare KC, James Segan KC and Gayatri Sarathy, the panel provides an insightful introduction to The Retained EU Law (REUL) Act 2023. The REUL Act is the final chapter in a huge and complex five-year legislative exercise to g...

In this podcast, Charlotte Kilroy KC examines the relevance of Lord Atkin’s famous dissent in Liversidge v Anderson [1942]AC 206 for lawyers and judges today. She highlights anti-terrorism legislation introduced in 2001 as part of the ‘war on terror’ and the Belmarsh case , deprivation of citizenship and the Shamima Begum case, and most recently the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

Hanif Mussa KC of Blackstone Chambers presents recorded highlights of the 2023 Public Seminar Conference, featuring, George Molyneaux, Sarah Wilkinson, and Charlotte Kilroy KC. Listen in as George Molyneaux discusses standing in judicial review claims, including recent cases in this area and practical ways in which legal representatives can assist clients when dealing with standing issues. Sarah W...

In this episode, we are joined by Blackstone Chambers’  Stephen Nathan KC, Tom Croxford KC, and Tom Hickman KC as they share their most memorable cases. Listen in as Stephen Nathan KC recalls his longest-running case, Kuwait Airways v Iraqi Airways Company .  Stephen draws on his unique experience in court and his visit to Iraq. The several judgments in KAC v IAC have, so far, been cited...