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Debating the Rule of Law in the UK: Hermer versus Wolfson 45:56

4d ago45:56

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The clash between David Wolfson KC’s “thin” interpretation of legal principle and Attorney General Richard Hermer’s “thick” is explained through the experienced legal eyes of Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC on this episode of Double Jeopardy. They dig into the political implications of these contrasting views, the role of parliamentary sovereignty…

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MSC Flaminia [2025] UKSC 14 8:34

6d ago8:34

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The Supreme Court tackles an attempt to limit liability after a maritime incident led to damages of more than $200 million.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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219: Assisted Dying Part 2: Reflections on the Canadian Experience 37:44

11d ago37:44

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Psychiatrist Dr Mona Gupta in Montreal joins Rosalind English and Alex Ruck Keene KC. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0212/TIABImpactAssessment.pdf 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.…

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Reforming Criminal Appeals and Righting the Wrongs of UK Justice 43:55

11d ago43:55

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Given the gross miscarriages of justice exposed by the Post Office/Horizon scandal, the extraordinary delay in reversing the wrongful conviction of Andrew Malkinson due to repeated failures by the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the continuing calls for the case of Lucy Letby to be referred back to the Court of Appeal, is the criminal appeal s…

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Glasgow City Council v X [2025] UKSC 13 5:44

11d ago5:44

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To what extent are local authorities obliged to meet all the needs of a homeless household when providing accommodation?https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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218: Reflections on the Assisted Dying Bill: Part 1 26:16

15d ago26:16

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Alex Ruck Keene KC has been deeply involved in the Bill’s passage through Parliament. Join Rosalind English in Episode 1 of this discussion, with the Canadian experience to follow in Episode 2. 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 T…

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Authoritarians Against Lawyers: Political Attacks on the Rule of Law 37:18

18d ago37:18

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As support for populist movements grows, judicial independence and the rule of law are increasingly under attack. Lawyers around the world are becoming front-line defenders of democracy - and paying the price. Double Jeopardy hosts Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC explain the situation with expert legal commentary and legal system insights. Renowne…

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R v Layden [2025] UKSC 12 6:34

20d ago6:34

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When a defendant is due to be retried, the law requires them to be arraigned within two months. In this case, the Supreme Court is asked to decide what the consequences should be when that deadline is missed.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Womanhood Defined: The UK Supreme Court Puts Biology and Science at the Heart of UK Discrimination and Human Rights Law and Transforms the Approach of UK Politics to Adult Human Females 37:02

25d ago37:02

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What does the law say about who counts as a woman - and who gets to decide? Unpacking the UK Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 and Gender Recognition Act is guest Karon Monaghan KC, one of the UK’s leading employment and discrimination law barristers. See here for a link to the judgment. The disc…

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R (Spitalfields Historic Building Trust) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2025] UKSC 11 7:44

26d ago7:44

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Standing orders prevented a number of local councillors from voting on an application permission. Is that entitlement to vote a fundamental right that should not be inhibited?The principle of legality and heightened-scrutiny rationality review: The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Spitalfields case by Professor Mark Elliott https://publiclawforevery…

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Fake News on Asylum, The Battle to Define Human Rights Law, and Labour’s New UK Politics 35:04

1M ago35:04

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What happens when political leaders and media outlets misrepresent court decisions, and how does this impact judicial independence and public trust in the UK legal system? A range of high-stakes UK law and UK politics issues that have dominated headlines recently are tackled in this listener-driven postbag edition of Double Jeopardy. Hosts Ken Macd…

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Rukhadze v Recovery Partners GP Ltd [2025] UKSC 10 5:04

1M ago5:04

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The profits rule means that a fiduciary must account for any profits that they make to their principal, but does the rule operate too harshly for modern business practices?Help support the podcast: https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Disclosure, Artificial Intelligence, and Modernising UK Criminal Justice: Will the Fisher Report Have Any Real Impact on Collapsed Trials and the Crumbling UK Justice System? 36:39

1M ago36:39

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What happens when the very foundation of criminal justice - the prosecution disclosure process to the defence - fails to meet modern demands? This episode focuses on the Fisher Report, a groundbreaking review that addresses the critical issues surrounding prosecution disclosure in complex criminal trials, a key issue in the ongoing criminal justice…

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The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia (Cultural Bureau) v Constantine [2025] UKSC 9 5:53

1M ago5:53

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How far does state immunity extend and what rights do employees at an embassy have with regard to their employer?https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Two Tier Justice, Mass Migration, and a Pound Shop Trump in the UK Parliament 38:43

2M ago38:43

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Is the UK heading toward a constitutional clash over crime and justice? Exploring a wide range of pressing issues, from the government’s proposed emergency legislation to override revised sentencing guidelines, to the implications of an international summit on organised migration crime. Examining the complexities of asylum claims, the growing contr…

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An Application for Judicial Review by JR123 [2025] UKSC 8 8:05

2M ago8:05

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JR123 was released from prison in 1982 and yet his conviction still affects his employment opportunities and his mental health. In this case the Supreme Court was asked to review whether the rehabilitation regime in Northern Ireland is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, and we discuss what the aim of the law should be in this …

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Lucy Letby’s Victims Strike Back: Identification Evidence, Miscarriages of Justice and Legal System Insights into How UK Juries Reach their Verdicts 30:59

2M ago30:59

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Exploring the high-profile Lucy Letby case, and the dangers of relying too heavily on identification evidence, this episode of Double Jeopardy raises critical concerns about the ban on jury research and how it hampers efforts to improve the criminal justice system through controlled academic study. As expert legal commentators, Tim Owen KC and Ken …

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217: Animals as Legal Subjects 34:32

2M ago34:32

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Rosalind English discusses the Animal Sentience Act with Edie Bowles of the Animal Law Foundation and Dr Rachel Dunn of Leeds Beckett. We explore the extent of this and other animal welfare laws in terms of compliance and enforceability, particularly for the billions of animals kept inside and in confined quarters, in order to end up on our superma…

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Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7 7:17

2M ago7:17

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Adverse possession allows a person to claim ownership of land that they have occupied for more than ten years without the owner’s permission. In this decision, the Supreme Court clarifies the law surrounding how and when these claims should be made.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.com…

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Judicial Independence, Human Rights Law and Political Hypocrisy: Breaking Down the 6 Page Letter from the Sentencing Council Chair 26:11

2M ago26:11

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Is UK criminal justice really heading towards a two-tier sentencing system? A fierce debate has erupted over the Sentencing Council’s new guidance on pre-sentence reports, which highlights the need for greater consideration of certain defendant groups, including ethnic minorities. Critics argue that this risks creating an uneven playing field, whil…

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N3 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 9:26

2M ago9:26

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If a deprivation order is withdrawn because it would make a person stateless, what was the legal status of the individual before that point?https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Amending the Assisted Dying Bill and the Sentencing Council Under Attack 48:54

2M ago48:54

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Should terminally ill adults have the right to decide how and when they die? The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is discussed by Jake Richards MP and hosts Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC. They talk about the legislative process, from the intricacies of the committee stage to the broader implications of the private members' bill system. T…

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Nasir v Zavarco Plc [2025] UKSC 5 5:35

2M ago5:35

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The Supreme Court considers the future of the doctrine of merger.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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216: IWD series part 3: community and belonging at the Bar 41:43

2M ago41:43

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LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day by bringing you the final episode of its three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their e…

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Labour’s Criminal Justice: Performance or Reality? 30:12

2M ago30:12

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Is tougher legislation the answer to crime, or is it just more political posturing? The Government’s monster new Crime and Policing Bill promises to crack down on antisocial behaviour, knife crime, and retail theft. But is any of this really necessary, or is it just another example of performative lawmaking? This episode unpacks the bill’s sweeping…

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El-Husseiny v Invest Bank PSC [2025] UKSC 4 6:12

3M ago6:12

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Debtors will sometimes try to hide their assets from creditors by transferring property to another person. What power does the law have to put a stop to this behaviour?https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Why Sentencing is Out of Control 30:24

3M ago30:24

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Why is UK penal policy failing so badly? This week, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC are joined by former Secretary of State for Justice David Gauke, who has just published Part 1 of his Independent Review into Sentencing. In the face of falling crime, why do we have the highest prison population in Western Europe, and why can’t we reduce our expen…

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215: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court 24:42

3M ago24:42

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“The ECHR is manifestly not a sensible and democratic way of deciding what the law should be in a democracy.” 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.Law Pod UK

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El-Khouri v Government of the USA [2025] UKSC 3 8:20

3M ago8:20

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When should a British national be extradited to the United States? We consider the Supreme Court’s response to that question and discuss whether there is an imbalance in the special relationship.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Immigration, Asylum and Liberal Democracy 25:34

3M ago25:34

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A high-profile immigration case takes centre stage at Prime Minister’s Questions, sparking debate over refugee law and the reality of power politics in an age of populism. In this episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC dissect Kemi Badenoch’s focus on a controversial ruling involving a Palestinian family. They go on to conside…

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214: Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton 46:11

3M ago46:11

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In Episode 214 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus of 1, Crown Office Row and Dr Anna Colton, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, about vicarious trauma and trauma-informed lawyering. Dr Colton’s book How to Talk to Children about Food, is available here: UK, audio & kindle New Zealand Australia More information about Dr Colton is availab…

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Royal Bank of Canada v Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2025] UKSC 2 7:06

3M ago7:06

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Questions over the exploitation of the North Sea Continental Shelf offered an opportunity to consider the interpretation of a double taxation convention between the UK and Canada.https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Lucy Letby: The Experts Break Cover 32:03

3M ago32:03

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Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC explore the latest developments in the case of Lucy Letby, as her new barrister holds a second press conference revealing the conclusion of 14 experts that every baby died either as a result of natural causes or because of medical neglect. Do these new medical opinions ‘demolish’ the evidence of the prosecution expe…

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The Stolen Honour of Andrew Malkinson 36:36

3M ago36:36

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Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC are joined by guest Chris Henley KC, to explore the terrible miscarriage of justice which led to Andrew Malkinson spending 17 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. Looking at Chris’s report into the scandal, they examine the failures of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, and its atrocious mishandling of cr…

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The Father v Worcestershire County Council [2025] UKSC 1 6:45

3M ago6:45

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Can a parent make use of a writ of habeas corpus to challenge a care order made in respect of their child?https://uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribeMusic from bensound.comMarcus Cleaver

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Southport, Terrorism and Whole Life Tariffs 28:18

4M ago28:18

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Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC review the Southport murder trial, following Axel Rudakubana's sentencing to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years for the murders of three girls in Southport in July 2024. The discussion examines the implications of recent legislative changes surrounding whole life orders for young people, the public's …

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