Law Pod UK

In this episode, Rosalind English talks with recently retired Old Bailey Judge, Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC , about her book 'Unlawful Killings' . Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to John Whitting QC about the key healthcare law cases of Bolam, Montgomery, the knotty issue of informed consent and the scope of the duty to offer alternative treatments.

Rosalind English discusses the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol with Anurag Deb, a human rights expert based at Queen's University in Belfast. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

The application of technology to both justice and wider government decision-making is moving apace. Rosalind English discusses the pitfalls of ADM and “black box” algorithms, with Ariane Adam and Tatiana Kazim of the Public Law Project , who have serious concerns about opaque decision-making affecting people’s rights and livelihoods. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting artic...

Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager, both family law experts from the Brighton Annexe of 1 Crown Office Row, talk about the difficult subject of reproductive coercion where such allegations arise in child contact cases. Presented by Rosalind English. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Just days before Russia resigned from the Council of Europe, the Centre of European Law at King's College London held a rapid reaction seminar considering what role can EU law play in the current conflict in Ukraine. In this episode we summarise the main points made by the experts and raise the question: does EU law present any potential way of this quagmire? Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Off...

Rosalind English talks to Oliver Bullough , a journalist who has lived and worked throughout the former Soviet Union. His latest book, Butler to the World , makes a forceful point about how the UK is a servant to all-comers, as long as they pay enough. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitte...

In Episode 159, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Gráinne de Búrca about her recent book, Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era . Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Rosalind English talks to Trevor Moore of the campaign group My Death, My Decision about UK laws on assisted dying, and they reflect on a speech given by former Court of Appeal judge Sir Stephen Sedley on the subject. That speech is also available online to watch and read in full. A related article by Sir Stephen is in the London Review of Books here . If you support reform of UK laws on assisted...

In Episode 157, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer about the most significant cases of 2021.

In this episode, Rosalind English and Emma-Louise Fenelon select highlights from their interviews in 2021, covering a range of legal topics, from rulings on the gig economy to artificial intelligence. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Nazir Afzal OBE , about his book The Prosecutor . Nazir's new podcast is  available here . Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Rosalind English looks at the UK Bar Council’s 19th Annual Law Reform Lecture, exploring the role of law reform in the context of climate change. With excerpts from speeches given by Inger Andersen , Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, and Lord Carnwath of Notting Hill, a former UK Supreme Court judge. Full written speeches are available on the...

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Sarah Lambert QC and Dominic Ruck Keene about what practitioners need to know when they encounter loss of chance cases. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter .

Rosalind English talks with Professor Jacob Sherkow about a recent claim brought by the Henrietta Lacks Estate, against Thermo Fisher Scientific, in the USA. Lacks's "immortal cells" have benefited "nearly every realm of medicine" in the 70 years since her death. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follo...

Robert Kellar QC, of 1 Crown Office Row, discusses with Rosalind English proposals to shake up and simplify the current systems of healthcare regulation in the United Kingdom.

Rosalind English talks to Professor Ryan Abbott, about rejections in the UK, US and EU (and granting in South Africa and Australia) of patents for inventions by an AI called DABUS.

Closed Material Proceedings take place where evidence is so secret that advocates cannot communicate directly with their clients. Angus McCullough QC talks to Rosalind English about the difficulties and obstacles he faces when acting as a Special Advocate in these proceedings.

Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska of 1 Crown Office Row (Brighton) discuss with Rosalind English the distressing and emotional business of removing newborns from their mothers when it is decided that it is in the infant’s best interests. Earlier this year the Public Law Working group has published a series of recommendations for improvements in practice to make the whole procedure less traumatic f...

In Episode 147, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Francis and Joanna Fleck, about their book 'Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession'.

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Richard Mumford and Rajkiran Barhey about 5 key developments in medical law.

In Episode 145, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Bill Browder about his campaign to bring those responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky to justice

In the first episode in our new Family Law Series from 1 Crown Office Row Brighton, Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager join Rosalind English to discuss the challenges presented to family court judges by the obligation to conduct full fact finding hearings where allegations of domestic abuse are raised.

In this episode, Rosalind English discusses with Sarabjit Singh and Isabel McArdle of 1 Crown Office Row a number of laws containing "Henry VIII" powers which allow ministers to avoid full parliamentary debate.  We have to apologise for the building works sound effects in the background of this episode. We welcome our listeners to perceive them as an appropriate metaphor for the government hammeri...

What happens, if someone lacks capacity under the Mental Capacity Act, and their family for whatever reason objects to the Covid vaccine? Amelia Walker discusses three recent cases with Rosalind English