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 only option. This episode discusses recent relevant cases and experiences, alongside the new national ...
Feb 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 179
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 application this year via the Bar Council's pupillagegateway.com until 23:59 on Wednesday 8 Februa...
Jan 30, 2023•34 min•Ep. 178
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 expertise, and the danger where lawyers get involved in joint experts' discussions. Law Pod UK is pub...
Jan 09, 2023•33 min•Ep. 177
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 .
Dec 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 176
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 .
Dec 22, 2022•36 min•Ep. 175
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 resignation on 8 September 2020 as HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Leg...
Dec 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 174
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 hearings concerning the open justice principle (anonymity, reporting restrictions & access to co...
Dec 06, 2022•29 min•Ep. 173
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 on the UK Human Rights Blog . Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter ....
Nov 24, 2022•34 min•Ep. 172
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 the podcast team on Twitter ....
Nov 02, 2022•22 min•Ep. 171
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.
Oct 13, 2022•20 min•Ep. 170
"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 judge Jonathan Sumption. Lord Sumption joins Rosalind English in this episode to discuss the probl...
Oct 06, 2022•17 min•Ep. 169
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.
Sep 26, 2022•36 min•Ep. 168
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.
Jul 08, 2022•32 min•Ep. 167
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 ....
Jun 08, 2022•29 min•Ep. 166
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.
May 31, 2022•19 min•Ep. 165
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 .
May 08, 2022•21 min•Ep. 164
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 articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow on Twitter ....
Apr 22, 2022•34 min•Ep. 163
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 ....
Apr 07, 2022•25 min•Ep. 162
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 Office Row . Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog , which you can also follow ...
Mar 17, 2022•20 min•Ep. 161
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 Twitter ....
Mar 10, 2022•30 min•Ep. 160
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 ....
Mar 07, 2022•29 min•Ep. 159
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 dying, you may wish to support or find out more about My Death, My Decision . They are a not-for-pro...
Feb 21, 2022•24 min•Ep. 158
In Episode 157, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer about the most significant cases of 2021.
Feb 07, 2022•29 min•Ep. 157
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 ....
Jan 13, 2022•44 min•Ep. 156
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 ....
Dec 30, 2021•35 min•Ep. 155
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 Bar Council’s website . Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row . Supporting articles are pub...
Dec 15, 2021•24 min•Ep. 154
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 ....
Nov 29, 2021•28 min•Ep. 153
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 follow on Twitter ....
Nov 15, 2021•28 min•Ep. 152
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.
Nov 03, 2021•35 min•Ep. 151
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.
Oct 15, 2021•20 min•Ep. 150
