Best Law Pod UK Podcasts (2024)

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203: Air Travel Woes 18:49

2h ago18:49

18:49

A tale of small win against airline leads to big Supreme Court ruling on pre- and post- Brexit compensation. Rosalind English in conversation with David Hart KC. 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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202: The Coroner’s Court in 2024 39:38

2h ago39:38

39:38

Jim Duffy is joined by Richard Mumford and Lance Baynham to examine recent developments in inquests law, and to take a look at contemporary challenges facing our oldest judicial office. 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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Matrix Podcast: ESG Hide and Seek 31:31

13d ago31:31

31:31

In this episode, Jamas Hodivala KC discusses with Laura Middleton the results of PWC’s first survey into where businesses see their ESG fraud and misconduct risks, and where this overlaps with its annual Economic Crime Survey. They also consider PWC’s ESG Fraud taxonomy and whether the survey results evidence that companies are currently identifyin…

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201: Raising Racism at Inquests 21:56

12d ago21:56

21:56

In Episode 201 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Emma Snell of JUSTICE and Christian Weaver, a barrister at Garden North Chambers about Achieving Racial Justice at Inquests: A Practitioner’s Guide (2024), a guide recently published by JUSTICE and INQUEST. His Honor Judge Mark Lucraft KC, Chief Coroner of England & Wales from 2016-2020 endorsed the guid…

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200: IWD series part 2: parenthood 42:55

25d ago42:55

42:55

Our 200th episode is the second of our International Women’s Day 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 experiences, in the hope of drawing…

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199: The Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing (PATOK) 25:40

2M ago25:40

25:40

Following the Strasbourg Court's dismissal of Kosher and Halal groups' challenge to the ban on no-stun slaughter of food animals, Rosalind English talks to animal welfare campaigner Paula Sparks about the complex web of laws surrounding our treatment of farm animals in the abattoir. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles…

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198: Small Data: damage, distress and the development of a new type of claim 32:19

3M ago32:19

32:19

Jasper Gold of 1 Crown Office Row joins Lucy McCann to explore “small data” claims, where data and personal injury law intersect. 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.By Law Pod UK

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197: Negligence in football: A claim of two halves 36:39

3M ago36:39

36:39

Football fans everywhere will be familiar with reckless tackles, whether from their own Sunday league experience or as followers of the professional game. But when will a tackle amount to negligence and be actionable in a civil court, such that an injured player can sue their opponent? In this episode of Law Pod UK, 1COR members Jo Moore and Nichol…

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196: Punching a window on the world of family law 22:49

3M ago22:49

22:49

Can appropriate public scrutiny and respect for private lives co-exist? Jim Duffy speaks to Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska about the Transparency Reporting Pilot in the family courts. 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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Harnessing Data Protection: Exploring Privacy & GDPR in the Digital Age 28:55

3M ago28:55

28:55

In this episode, we dive into everything you need to know about data protection with expert Ben Martin, Director of Privacy at Trustpilot and author of 'GDPR for Startups and Scale-ups' and Host, Sarah Williamson, Partner and Head of Commercial Technology at Boyes Turner. Ben Martin shares his unique journey from environmental to data protection la…

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195: Human Rights embrace Climate Change 25:57

3M ago25:57

25:57

Strasbourg Court fashions human rights out of climate change. David Hart KC discusses latest developments with Rosalind English. 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.By Law Pod UK

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194: IWD series part 1: what’s the problem? 47:09

5M ago47:09

47:09

LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day with a three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Barhey 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 experiences, in the hope of drawing o…

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Matrix Podcast: What’s Your Beef? 42:24

5M ago42:24

42:24

In this podcast, Jamas Hodivala KC discusses with his guests Théa Bounfour and Jean-Philippe Fogle a money laundering complaint filed with prosecutors by the French NGO, Sherpa, alleging that banks are laundering the proceeds of environmental crimes committed by large Brazilian cattle companies.By Matrix Chambers

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193: Supreme Court rules on “shock” in clinical negligence cases 22:28

6M ago22:28

22:28

The Supreme Court has ruled out claims for physicatric harm suffered by family members witnessing death or serious injury as a result of medical negligence. Rosalind English talks to Judith Rogerson of 1 Crown Office Row about the implication of this ruling. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK …

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192: Scope of duty since Khan v Meadows 39:08

6M ago39:08

39:08

Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims. First by analysing the decision in Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 and then discussing how the courts have grappled with scope of duty issues since. Cases discussed in this episode i…

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The Rwanda Bill – even worse than you thought 36:16

6M ago36:16

36:16

As the Safety of Rwanda Bill returns to Parliament, Helen Mountfield, Murray Hunt and Richard Hermer discuss the myriad ways it breaches international law and undermines the rule of law.By Matrix Chambers

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191: Significant Cases of 2023 49:17

7M ago49:17

49:17

Lucy McCann, Rosalind English 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.By Law Pod UK

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190: Toxic Torts 22:53

7M ago22:53

22:53

Join chemist Professor Roy Harrison and environmental law silk David Hart, for a review of recent personal injury lawsuits where claimants seek damages for exposure to toxic substances. Despite the technical challenges, this litigation is key to environmental protection. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links…

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The impact of mergers and acquisitions activity on in-house legal teams 22:22

8M ago22:22

22:22

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our second panel, M&A specialist Chris Dobson, Corporate Partner at Boyes Turner was joined by Mark Blunden, VP and General Counsel EMEA of Culligan …

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Routes to qualification, recruitment and retention for in-house legal teams 15:14

8M ago15:14

15:14

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our first panel Rowan Turrall, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner was joined by Holly Moore, Lawyer at ITV, Lucie Allen, Managing…

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AI in the legal industry: risk or opportunity for in-house teams? 20:04

8M ago20:04

20:04

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our last panel, Sarah Williamson, Head of Commercial and Technology at Boyes Turner was joined by Andrew Cooke, General Counsel of Travelperk, Harry …

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Israel Gaza – a basic guide to the Laws of War 22:20

10M ago22:20

22:20

How do we begin to understand the events in both Israel and Gaza from a legal perspective? In this short podcast Richard Hermer KC talks to Professor Andrew Clapham about the relevant international law frameworkBy Matrix Chambers

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189: Best of Law Pod 2023 So Far 36:08

10M ago36:08

36:08

A compilation and distillation of the past seven months of pod discussions, by presenters Rosalind English and Lucy McCann. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and message the podcast via Twitter. Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.…

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188: Vulnerable witnesses: Communication in the Family Courts 34:35

11M ago34:35

34:35

Family law expert Richard Ager talks to Melissa Patidar about her intermediary service company which provides communication support between lawyers and witnesses in remote and face to face hearings in family court proceedings. They discuss parties with vulnerabilities, qualifications and role of an intermediary, and how lawyers should aim to work w…

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In-House in conversation - Episode 2 17:24

12M ago17:24

17:24

In-House in Conversation features conversations with in-house lawyers talking about their roles and the challenges they face. In this episode, Rowan Turrall, Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner, talks to Christian Waida of OpenText about managing a legal team across multiple jurisdictions and dealing with a major acquisition. Episode Links V…

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187: Do the police owe potential victims a duty to warn? 26:24

1y ago26:24

26:24

Traditionally, courts have declined to impose this liability, believing it would lead to defensive policing. A recent High Court ruling appears to have changed all that. Listen to Rosalind English in discussion with Conor Monighan of 5 Essex Court on this decision with serious implications for all public authorities. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Cr…

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Existential Threats – AI, law and humanity 42:11

1y ago42:11

42:11

In Season 2 Episode 4 of the Matrix Pod: The Rule of Law, Richard Hermer KC, Zoe McCallum and Dr Tim Lillicrap (Research Director at Google DeepMind) discuss Artificial Intelligence and the future of law and humanity.This episode examines fast-moving developments in Artificial Intelligence technology, “the existential threat” that AI is said to gen…

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186: NFTs: Blockchain technology and the legal framework 30:35

1y ago30:35

30:35

Robert Kellar KC in conversation with Victoria Walters, library learning advisor at the Bristol campus of the University of Law. Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this very short anonymous survey. Thank you in advance. www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LawPodUK Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting a…

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185: Is A.I. Coming for the Lawyers? 37:59

1y ago37:59

37:59

Professor Richard Susskind, advisor to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, has been alerting the legal profession to the advance of technology since the 1990s. In this episode, Rosalind English discusses with Professor Susskind the present and the future for solicitors, barristers and even the judiciary, in the presence of Artificial Intel…

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Protest: The Public Order Act 2023 28:51

1y ago28:51

28:51

Richard Hermer KC, Jessica Jones and Martha Spurrier (Director at Liberty) discuss the new Public Order Act 2023. The episode analyses the legislation including its connection to the recent Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and what the new Act means for trust in policing - seen within the context of the current problems faced by the Me…

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184: Navigating the Reservoir of Retained EU Law after Brexit 34:07

1y ago34:07

34:07

This week the UK Government announced an important change to its Retained EU Law Bill, which has been going through Parliament. Now 600 EU-era laws are set be repealed by the end of 2023 - fewer than the whole "reservoir” of 1000+ initially targeted. Rosalind English discusses the challenges posed by the Bill with Sam Willis of the Public Law Proje…

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183: Multi-defendant cases: the more the merrier? 37:26

1+ y ago37:26

37:26

Lucy McCann speaks to Cara Guthrie and Matthew Flinn of 1 Crown Office Row, about multi-defendant litigation in the field of clinical negligence. The discussion covers who to sue, the costs implications of having multiple defendants, contribution proceedings, apportioning liability between defendants, and interim payment applications. Plus: we want…

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Protest, Democracy and the Rule of Law – what is going down in Israel? 33:45

1+ y ago33:45

33:45

This episode examines the events unfolding in Israel over the past weeks in which tens of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to protest against legislation designed to increase governmental control over the appointment of judges and to limit the powers of the judiciary.By Matrix Chambers

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182: Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change? 18:12

1+ y ago18:12

18:12

Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Matthew Hill of 1 Crown Office Row about three recent decisions concerning unlawful killing. Plus: we want your feedback! Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this very short anonymous survey. Thank you in advance. www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LawPodUK Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting article…

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181: The Bill of Rights Bill is Back 39:50

1+ y ago39:50

39:50

Jim Duffy is joined by Professor Jim Murdoch of the University of Glasgow, Angus McCullough KC from 1 Crown Office Row, and Shameem Ahmad from the Public Law Project, to talk small boats and big changes on the human rights horizon. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human…

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An Unlawful Act - Braverman’s Illegal Migration Bill 22:50

1+ y ago22:50

22:50

Richard Hermer KC speaks with Raza Husain KC (Matrix Chambers) and Sile Reynolds (Freedom from Torture) about the pressing Migration Bill being pushed through UK Parliament. The bill is designed to deter refugees arriving into the UK on small boats. Richard, Raza and Sile discuss the role of the courts and whether the bill can be overruled by the E…

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Property Disputes Seminar 8:49

1+ y ago8:49

8:49

Commercial Property update: A look back at the key updates of 2022 and a look forward to 2023 dealing with the aftermath of Coronavirus restrictions. Russell May, Richard Pulford and Jazmin Perry of Boyes Turner’s Dispute Resolution team will be looking back at some of the key updates affecting commercial property in 2022, in particular the impact …

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180: The Environmental Minimum with Dr Stefan Theil 31:55

1+ y ago31:55

31:55

In this episode, Lucy McCann speaks to Dr Stefan Theil, the John Thornley Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, about what role the law can play in tackling the climate crisis. Stefan discusses the framework he set out in his book Towards the Environmental Minimum. The discussion covers the concept…

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179: Safe as Houses: depriving children of their liberty 37:24

1+ y ago37:24

37:24

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 appr…

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178: How to get Pupillage 34:11

1+ y ago34:11

34:11

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 Georgin…

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Construction Breakfast Seminar 6:10

1+ y ago6:10

6:10

Construction update: A look back at the key cases of 2022 and a look forward to 2023. Rowan Turrall and Carly Dodds of Boyes Turner’s Dispute Resolution team look back at some of the key construction cases of 2022 and consider the practical implications for those in the industry. They then take a look ahead at some of the changes that may be on the…

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Losing Your Junk and Swimming in the Pool of Commoners 22:37

1+ y ago22:37

22:37

So, over on our substack, LIVING HAPPY, I’ve been talking a lot about creating our own realities in relation to success and meaning. This is really just sort of diving deep to realize that maybe your perspective isn’t the one you want. When you attain your goals, do they satisfy you? That’s really the question. Listen to us talk about this, losing …

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177: Disaster Avoidance For Experts with Margaret Bowron KC 32:33

1+ y ago32:33

32:33

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),…

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In-House in conversation 19:16

1+ y ago19:16

19:16

In-House in Conversation features conversations with in-house lawyers talking about their roles and the challenges they face. In this episode, Rowan Turrall, Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner talks to Emily Garvey, Chief Legal Officer of Westcoast Group about her first in-house role as Westcoast’s first in-house lawyer. Episode Links Visit…

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Please Don’t Fart On Me: Making Systems For Success 19:20

1+ y ago19:20

19:20

Yep, we’re going there, because we’re the only self-development podcast that will. Join us as we talk about brawls in the Waffle House, farting, and creating systems to actually achieve your goals. DOG TIP FOR LIFE Sometimes you have to review the system to stop having resource guarding. Cough. Pogie. Cough. SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and s…

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The Ask 1:22

1+ y ago1:22

1:22

Hi! This year (2023), I’m continuing my quest to share a poem on my blog and podcast and read it aloud. It’s all a part of my quest to be brave and apparently the things that I’m scared about still include: My spoken voice My raw poems. Thanks for being here with me and cheering me on, and I hope that you can become braver this year, too! Hey, than…

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176: Significant Cases of 2022 54:34

1+ y ago54:34

54:34

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.By Law Pod UK

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175: Essential Inquest Law Update 36:17

1+ y ago36:17

36:17

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.…

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Eight types of drunkards and law-breaking Santa clauses a scene in the UK 22:37

1+ y ago22:37

22:37

Since it’s the time of holidays for many religions, we thought it would be a great time to talk about the ancient types of drunk-foolery from the 1500s and how they still exist today. And, a random story about a sleigh-riding Santa. There’s a great post on Medium from back in November by Jack Shepherd one of Buzzfeed’s former directors. I know noth…

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Christmas Cheer 1:39

1+ y ago1:39

1:39

Just so you all know, if my poem is about a relationship, it might not be about my own current relationship or even about me. :) Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feath…

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