Law Pod UK
Law Pod UK covers developments across all aspects of civil and public law in the United Kingdom. It is brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row with presenters Rosalind English, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jim Duffy and Lucy McCann. Information accompanying the podcast episodes is published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
168: Psychology or pseudoscience? Parental alienation and the role of the psychologist, with Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska
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 anot…
00:36:06 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
167: The UK's Bill Of Rights, with Andrew Warnock QC
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 E…
00:32:24 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
166: Unlawful Killings, with Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC
In this episode, Rosalind English talks with recently retired Old Bailey Judge, Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC, about her book 'Unlawful Killings'.
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00:29:06 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
165: A duty to offer alternatives? With John Whitting QC
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.
00:19:05 |
Tue 31 May 2022
164: Belfast Special Report: Rights in Northern Ireland, with Anurag Deb
Rosalind English discusses the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol with Anurag Deb, a human rights expert based at Queen's University in Belfast.
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00:20:43 |
Sun 08 May 2022
163: Computer Says No! Automated Decision-Making in the Public Sector, with the Public Law Project
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 Ta…
Rosalind English discusses the pitfalls of ADM and “black box” algorithms, with Ariane Adam and Ta…
00:33:48 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
162: Reproductive coercion and control in contact cases in the family courts
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 ch…
00:24:49 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
161: The European Response to the War in Ukraine: A Legal Analysis
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 con…
00:20:26 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
160: Can we drain Putin's swamp in Londongrad? With Oliver Bullough
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…
00:29:33 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
159: Human Rights in a Turbulent Era with Gráinne de Búrca
In Episode 159, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Gráinne de Búrca about her recent book, Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era.
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00:29:06 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
158: A Decent Death: Sir Stephen Sedley and My Death, My Decision
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 Sedl…
00:23:58 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
157: The Most Significant Cases of 2021
In Episode 157, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer about the most significant cases of 2021.
00:29:19 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
156: Best of Law Pod 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…
00:43:50 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
155: Interview with Nazir Afzal OBE
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Nazir Afzal OBE, about his book The Prosecutor.
Nazir's new podcast is available here.
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Nazir's new podcast is available here.
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00:34:54 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
154: Tackling Climate Change: the role of law
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, …
00:23:44 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
153: Loss of Chance with Sarah Lambert QC and Dominic Ruck Keene
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.
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00:28:05 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
152: The multibillion dollar claim for Henrietta Lacks's cell line
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 "…
00:27:58 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
151: Healthcare Regulation Reform in the UK
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.
00:35:18 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
150: Can an AI become a patent inventor?
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.
00:20:20 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
149: Closed Material Procedures with Angus McCullough QC
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 …
00:28:24 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
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