Law Pod UK

Rosalind English discusses a recent ruling in the Court of Protection which gives a patient, who is lacking capacity, the right to seek out experimental medical treatment. #MedicalRights #CourtofProtection

Alasdair Henderson and Suzanne Lambert discuss the difficulties around unlawful detention in immigration cases. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London. #PublicLawEvent #UnlawfulDetention #KingsCollegeLondon #immigration

Caroline Cross and Rachel Marcus look at the link between inquests and Article Two of the European Convention on Human Rights. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London. #PublicLawEvent #Inquests #ArticleTwo #KingsCollegeLondon

Martin Downs and Shaheen Rahman QC talk about their experiences of tackling radicalisation in the civil courts, and the use of closed hearings. Recorded at the 2017 Public Law event at King’s College London. #Publiclawevent #KingsCollegeLondon #radicalisation #closedhearings

Rosalind English talks to David Prest about a case involving a forged signature, disputed consent, and the claim made by a father for damages in relation to a baby born through IVF using frozen embryos. #legal #IVF #IVFHammersmith

Rosalind English talks to David Prest about a recent High Court ruling on damages: Can someone who has been rendered infertile claim the costs of surrogacy abroad? A hospital admitted negligence in failing to diagnose the claimant’s cervical cancer. The chemotherapy and radiation treatment which followed rendered her infertile, but just before the treatment, her eggs were harvested and frozen. The...

Tom Beamont talks to Rosalind English about the role artificial intelligence is likely to play in the way lawyers and judges operate in the U.K., including discussion about the use of e-Disclosure, online dispute resolution, and whether advice and decisions can reliably be generated by algorithms.

Rosalind English discusses with David Hart QC a recent challenge to the refusal by the NHS to fund a specialist drug for a child suffering from a metabolic condition.

Marina Wheeler QC explains how the civil courts are approaching radicalisation, the practical problems of introducing the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act, and the role of the family courts in protecting children under the "Prevent" strategy. Presented by Rosalind English.

Sarah Jane Ewart discusses the recent conviction of breast surgeon Ian Paterson, his victims’ prospects for compensation in the civil courts, the whole issue of consent in this area of surgery, the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and the Gail Newland "catfish” trial, which is another version of the “consent” problem. Presented by Rosalind English.

David Hart considers the likely impact of the European Withdrawal Bill, and in particular the concerns about the knock on effects it might have on existing environmental standards after BREXIT. Presented by Rosalind English.

Sarah Jane Ewart discusses the latest developments in access to abortion for Northern Irish women, the lessons to be learned from the Charlie Gard case, and the difficult decision that the courts had to reach when considering the best interests of children in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, where the father had left the community as a transgender person. Presented by Rosalind English.

Rosalind English discusses the recent Supreme Court judgement on the case of women from Northern Ireland who seek abortions on the NHS in England.

Sarah Jane Ewart talks through the prospect of the first all female terror plot trial, legal aid for unaccompanied minors in immigration cases, the Bar Council's manifesto "The Value of Justice", the law post-Brexit, and shift sleeping and the minimum wage. Sarah Jane Ewart is in conversation with Rosalind English.

Poppy Rimington-Pounder looks at party election pledges and the Human Rights Act, the Muslim advocacy group CAGE's forthcoming legal battle, a freedom of conscience ruling for members of the armed forces in the Bahamas, and citizenship rights for the children of third country nationals in Europe. Presenter: Rosalind English.

David Hart QC assesses the implications of a recent negligence case involving a young doctor's failure to diagnose a child with meningitis. David Hart is in conversation with Rosalind English.