Ep 135: "Historical" Crimes: Ireland's unmarried mothers and their children
In the latest episode of Law Pod UK, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Máiréad Enright, about Ireland’s recent Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Report.
29m Jan 26, 2021
29m
Ep 134: The Most Significant Cases Of 2020
In Episode 134, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer and Michael Spencer about the most significant cases of a most bewildering year.
43m Jan 11, 2021
43m
Ep 133: Is our Brexit trade deal with the EU a "Canada minus"?
Catherine Barnard's latest episode from 2903 CB The UK parliament has now passed Boris Johnson's trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union. Professor Barnard considers it a thin deal - as many predicted - but it has certainly delivered on sovereignty. There is no mention in the text of the European Court of Justice or EU Law. Hear more about the extent to which Britain has "taken...
24m Jan 05, 2021
24m
Ep 132: Best moments from Law Pod UK 2020
In this episode we serve up a seasonal smorgasbord of snippets from the moment before the pandemic took hold through the strange months that followed. Unsurprisingly, many of our episodes entered around Covid-19, Lockdown, and their legal consequences. But all is not doom and gloom: there is laughter to be had!
31m Dec 07, 2020
31m
Ep 131: Deputyship Orders in the Court of Protection - Amelia Walker
Earlier this year Hilder J considered the question of whether a deputy can recover their costs from the protected person’s assets when they have instructed a legal firm with which they are associated. Amelia Walker discusses this judgment, which also outlines the limits of a deputy’s authority, with Rosalind English.
30m Nov 30, 2020
30m
Ep 130: AI in healthcare - Robert Kellar QC
Artificial intelligence is bringing a paradigm shift to healthcare, powered by increasing availability of healthcare data and rapid progress of analytics techniques. Robert Kellar QC of 1 Crown Office Row joins Rosalind English to discuss what AI means for clinical negligence and other forms of litigation and regulation in medicine.
15m Nov 09, 2020
15m
Ep 129: Brexit and the Flaws of Delegated Legislation
In Episode 129, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Lord Anderson of Ipswich QC, Alexandra Sinclair and Joe Tomlinson about the new Public Law Project report: Plus ca change? Brexit and the flaws of the delegated legislation system, for a fascinating discussion about parliamentary goings-on in a time of Brexit.
30m Nov 04, 2020
30m
EP 128: The Cumberlege Review – Marina Wheeler QC
In Episode 128 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Marina Wheeler QC about the Cumberlege Review, which investigated the response of England’s healthcare system to patients’ reports of harm from drugs and medical devices.
24m Oct 22, 2020
24m
EP 127: Reintroduction Part 2 - Bats and Beavers
This is the second instalment of our collaboration with the Environmental Law Foundation, who are acting for acting for local residents in the Forest of Dean on a translocation of pine martens from Scotland. We discuss bats, other protected species and relative success of the introduction of beavers to the British Isles.
30m Oct 05, 2020
30m
EP 126: Reintroduction Part 1 - The Birds and the Bees
Rosalind English gathers a panel of experts together to discuss the thorny issue of reintroduction of endangered species. This episode is part of a two part series on the subject, organised by the Environmental Law Foundation that promotes access to justice in matters of environmental law.
22m Sep 29, 2020
22m
EP 125: Transition towards Brexit in December 2020
Professor Catherine Barnard discusses the difficulties to be overcome in the negotiations and the challenges presented by border issues as Parliament debates the Internal Market Bill.
17m Sep 21, 2020
17m
EP 124: The Salisbury Poisonings: scope of the Coroner’s investigation - Matt Hill
Matt Hill of 1 Crown Office Row discusses with Rosalind English the inquest into Dawn Sturgess, the innocent victim of the attempted assassination of a Russian agent. He considers the different approaches of the coronial and criminal jurisdictions where someone has died in suspicious circumstances.
31m Sep 07, 2020
31m
EP 123: Judges and Lawyers: Enemies of the People? with Joshua Rozenberg
In Episode 123 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Joshua Rozenberg about his new book Enemies of the People? How Judges Shape Society and discusses attacks on judges and lawyers by the media and the government.
24m Sep 01, 2020
24m
EP 122: Secondary Victim Claims update - Gideon Barth
In Episode 122 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Gideon Barth about secondary victim claims, and the recent case of Paul v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
21m Jul 28, 2020
21m
EP 121: Internment in Northern Ireland - Matt Hill
Internment in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; the powers given to the Minister for NI to detain without trial; the “Carltona principle” which allows ministers to delegate some decisions to junior ministers; has the Supreme Court “left the law in an awful mess” as former SC judge Jonathan Sumption has argued?
37m Jul 23, 2020
37m
EP 120: Catherine Barnard on next steps toward Brexit
In the latest instalment of her @2903 cb podcast series Catherine Barnard, Professor of EU Employment Law at the University of Cambridge and a Senior Fellow of the UK in a Changing Europe tells her listeners what to look out for next and what could end the present gridlock in the ongoing negotiations
16m Jul 15, 2020
16m
EP 119: Death and Dying in the age of Covid-19 - Sarah Wootton and Lloyd Riley
Rosalind English talks to Sarah Wootton and Lloyd Riley of the campaign group Dignity in Dying about how the pandemic has brought the mode of dying to the centre of public discourse.
27m Jul 13, 2020
27m
EP 118: Challenges for Dentistry during Pandemic - Len D'Cruz
Len D’Cruz is a general dental practitioner who also advises the British Dental Association on indemnity for dentists. He discusses with Rosalind English the various challenges confronting the profession during lockdown and the even greater issues surrounding PPE and infection control after dentist surgeries opened on 8th June.
21m Jul 06, 2020
21m
EP 117: Systemic Racial Inequality - Windrush and the Bar - Martin Forde QC
In Episode 117, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Martin Forde QC on systemic racial inequality relating to Windrush, immigration history and at the Bar.
28m Jun 25, 2020
28m
EP 116: IICSA Update and Abuse within Minority Religions - Richard Scorer
In Episode 116 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Richard Scorer, Head of Abuse at Slater and Gordon, about progress of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and in particular the investigation into abuse within minority religions. The episode also examines the impact virtual hearings has had on evidence to date.
25m Jun 16, 2020
25m
EP 115: The Agriculture Bill: a revolution in farming or a lost opportunity?
Rosalind English talks to senior policy advisor to the campaign group Compassion in World Farming about food security and the danger of pathogens in intensive livestock rearing. Does the Agriculture Bill address these issues or will new trade deals mean cheap imported meat over responsible farming?
24m Jun 08, 2020
24m
EP 114: CPS Rape Prosecution Policy - Jennifer MacLeod
In Episode 114, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jennifer MacLeod from Brick Court Chambers about two recent Divisional Court decisions concerning CPS rape prosecution policy.
19m Jun 01, 2020
19m
EP 113: Tracking Coronavirus Symptoms: an erosion of privacy? - Professor Lilian Edwards
With the new contact tracing app due to be rolled out in the rest of the UK after the Isle of Wight trial in May, Rosalind English discusses privacy concerns with Professor Lilian Edwards of Newcastle University, whose Bill seeks to address some of these concerns.
23m May 26, 2020
23m
EP 112: Government’s reliance on AI in times of plague - Robert Spano
Robert Spano, who recently commenced his tenure as President of the European Court of Human Rights in the difficult circumstances of lockdown and remote working, discusses with Rosalind English the challenges we face with government’s reliance on automated decision making. This is a question rendered particularly sharp with the pandemic and the conditions under which the restrictions will be li...
24m May 22, 2020
24m
EP 111: Covid-19 and Inquests: An Update with Peter Skelton QC
In Episode 111 Emma-Louise Fenelon discusses with Peter Skelton QC the recent changes in legislation and guidance concerning the Coronial jurisdiction since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the ways in which Coroners and practitioners are rising to meet the challenges faced in lockdown.
15m May 08, 2020
15m
EP 110: Should the NHS be liable for commercial surrogacy expenses? - William Edis QC
Rosalind English discusses with William Edis QC a recent Supreme Court ruling that a woman could claim against the NHS damages that covered a commercial surrogacy arrangement that would be illegal in this country. The principle is now clear, and there is no parliamentary appetite to overturn it. You can get compensation to make a commercial surrogacy arrangements abroad, if negligence has depri...
14m May 01, 2020
14m
EP 109: Medical Law Updates with Rajkiran Barhey
In Episode 109, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Kiran Barhey about the most recent edition of the Quarterly Medical Law Review, a new resource for practitioners looking to stay up to date in medical law.
18m Apr 28, 2020
18m
EP 108: Renewed lockdown, new guidance: new episode - Dominic Ruck Keene & Darragh Coffey
Rosalind English talks to two barristers who happen to have served in the armed forces before going to the law, so they know something about emergencies and personal protective equipment. Dominic Ruck Keene and Darragh Coffey consider the probable attitude of the judiciary to any challenges regarding the government’s responsibility for preparedness, lockdown, and their their obligations under A...
32m Apr 20, 2020
32m
EP 107: Climate Change and Lock Down - Thomas Muinzer & David Hart QC
Energy expert Thomas Muinzer and David Hart QC discuss the Climate Change Act, the extent to which the UK has reached its own goals for carbon emission reduction, and two recent challenges in the courts to projects involving GHG emissions. This is even more topical, given the recent decision to go ahead HS2, despite the current lockdown.
26m Apr 17, 2020
26m
EP 106: Vicarious Liability - Robert Kellar QC & Isabel McArdle
Robert Kellar QC and Isabel McArdle of 1 Crown Office Row discuss with Rosalind English the latest Supreme Court rulings rejecting the liability of Barclays Bank for the wrongdoings of an independent contractor, on the one hand, and the liability of Morris’s Supermarket for the breach of data protection laws by one of its employees, on the other. Are enterprises to be shielded from the risks cr...
39m Apr 09, 2020
39m
EP 105: Rights in a time of Quarantine - Niall Coghlan
Rosalind English discusses with biolaw expert Niall Coghlan the implications for human rights law of government measures to contain or mitigate COVID-19, focussing on the European Convention on Human Rights.
16m Mar 20, 2020
16m
EP 104: The Status of EU law During the Transition Period and Beyond
In Episode 104, an esteemed panel of speakers discuss the complexities of EU law during the Brexit transition period and beyond, as part of an event hosted by the Constitutional and Administrative Bar Association. The panel features Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union law at Cambridge and Alison Pickup, Legal Director at the Public Law Project.
55m Mar 11, 2020
55m
EP 103: Secular law intervenes in religious marital deadlock - Anthony Metzer
New UK law on oppressive behaviour in a relationship has been used successfully to persuade a recalcitrant Jewish husband to grant his wife a divorce recognisable in the religious courts: Rosalind English discusses this landmark case with Anthony Metzer QC"
21m Feb 24, 2020
21m
EP 102: BBC Pay Discrimination - Shaheen Rahman QC
In Episode 102 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Shaheen Rahman QC about Samira Ahmed’s decisive Employment Tribunal victory against the BBC
18m Feb 03, 2020
18m
Ep 101: Should medical claims be done differently?
Medical negligence experts James Badenoch QC (now retired) and David Hart QC of 1 Crown Office Row discuss some of the solutions proposed to the vast expense to the NHS of damages claims in negligence and whether  any of these propositions - such as a tariff system run by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - is feasible.
29m Jan 20, 2020
29m
Ep 100: Disaster avoidance for experts - Neil Sheldon QC
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Neil Sheldon QC about how to help your expert stay out of trouble in clinical negligence cases
27m Dec 20, 2019
27m
Ep 99: Celebrate a Century of Women in Law at Middle Temple
Middle Temple’s exhibition celebrates the centenary of the admission of women to the legal profession. It consists of 25 portraits of women Middle Templars over the last 100 years, including Helen Normanton, the first woman to become a member of an Inn. It is accompanied by a digital exhibition of many more of our distinguished women members. The exhibition curated by Rosalind Wright CB QC, a B...
15m Nov 25, 2019
15m
Ep 98: AI: Opportunity or Threat?
There should be a distinction between AI and algorithms being tools for lawyers as opposed to lawyers and laws being the tools for the use of AI. The huge emancipatory opportunities offered by technology could be lost if we don’t get on top of it and allow it to overtake us, as we subject ourselves to all its processes. Rosalind English talks to Emily Foges, CEO of Luminance, an Artificial Inte...
17m Nov 18, 2019
17m
Ep 97: South African Constitutional Court: Human rights in a troubled country
Rosalind English talks to Kate O’Regan, who was appointed to the South African Constitutional Court at the dawn of the full franchise in 1994. Kate was one of the youngest appointees to a court with a profoundly important task, to apply the newly drafted Bill of Rights to a deeply divided society. Even with the demise of apartheid, conflicts persist: between African customary law and law import...
25m Nov 04, 2019
25m
Ep 96: What is a ‘mother’, in law?
The most senior family judge in England and Wales has ruled that a transgender man who gave birth with the help of fertility cannot be registered as his child's father.  This is first case of its kind, and Rosalind English discusses the decision with Charlotte Gilmartin, who points out that the ruling endorses a tension between legal parentage and social/psychological parentage in transgender c...
21m Oct 07, 2019
21m
Ep 95: A Rogue Prorogation
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Jo Moore and Jon Metzer from 1 Crown Office Row about the UK Supreme Court decision in R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry & Ors v Advocate General for Scotland.  
23m Sep 27, 2019
23m
Ep 94: Brexit - The Supreme Court Judgement
In this episode Catherine Barnard discusses the Supreme Court Judgment on the "unlawful" prorogation of Parliament. 
12m Sep 25, 2019
12m
Ep 93: Taxation and Human Rights
Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Isabel McArdle about some of the ways in which taxation and human rights overlap. 
22m Sep 23, 2019
22m
Ep 92: Brexit -“It takes two to tango!”
In this episode Catherine Barnard, looks at Boris Johnson’s government’s prospects of securing a new deal with the EU. Can they pull off a new deal with the EU or will his “do or die” mantra lead to a no-deal Brexit at the end of October 2019?
16m Sep 10, 2019
16m
Ep 91: Reith Lectures Series Part 3: Audience Questions
As a bonus summer episode we bring you the questions and answers from  the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association annual summer law conference in response to Jonathan Sumption’s Reith Lectures.  The panel features: Lord Dyson, Sir Stephen Laws, Lord Falconer, Professor Meg Russell, Professor Vernon Bogdanor and is Chaired by Mrs Justine Thornton.
36m Aug 23, 2019
36m
Ep 90: 2019 Summer greatest hits
To celebrate reaching 200,000 listens we have a selection of our popular 2019 episodes. A summer summary for listeners before we return in the autumn.
28m Aug 01, 2019
28m
Ep 89: Reith Lectures Series Part 2: Lord Sumption’s Response
In Episode 89, Lord Sumption responds to a panel hosted by the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association, in conversation with Lord Justice Singh.
34m Jul 29, 2019
34m
Ep 88: Reith Lecture Series Part 1: A Response to Lord Sumption
In Episode 88, an esteemed panel of speakers respond to former UK Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption’s Reith Lectures, as part of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association annual summer law conference. The panel features: Lord Dyson, Sir Stephen Laws, Lord Falconer, Professor Meg Russell, Professor Vernon Bogdanor and is Chaired by Mrs Justine Thornton.
40m Jul 29, 2019
40m
Ep 87: Catching cross-border criminals - Catriona Murdoch
Rosalind English talks to Catriona Murdoch about a new app designed to help professionals in the investigation of international crimes. The BIS app ensures that relevant information is collected in ways that it will be reliable evidence in court.
11m Jul 15, 2019
11m
Ep 86: Brexit - The Conservative leadership election and a new EU negotiating team
Here Professor Barnard examines whether either candidate could sign up to a tariff free no-deal, the so called GATT 24 option, and what the timings for Brexit look like both here and in the EU. 
23m Jul 03, 2019
23m