Podcast Episodes

The Renters Rights Act - In Detail

The Renter’s Rights Act came into force at the start of May, and it marked the biggest change to how private rentals work in England in a generation.…

8 hours ago

How tough are the UK's asylum laws?

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Restoring Order and Control policy is underway. It's based - in part - on measures carried out in Denmark which …

2 months ago

When is it legal to go to war?

Under international law, when can a country declare war on another?

Was it legal for Israel and the United States to have carried out "pre-emptive" ai…

2 months, 1 week ago

Is it legal for police to use live facial recognition technology?

The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she makes “no apology” for announcing the roll-out of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) to all the police service…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

The plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales

The courts system in England and Wales is in an unprecedented crisis. The backlog has reached 80,000 cases, and some defendants are being told they w…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Misconduct in Public Office?

The former US ambassador Peter Mandelson is on bail after being arrested on suspicion of Misconduct in Public Office.

Police have been investigating …

3 months ago

The law under fire

Politically motivated attacks on the legal profession in the UK have led to barristers, solicitors, advocates and judges being subjected to violence,…

6 months, 1 week ago

The court delays crisis

When the Labour government came to power in 2024, it faced a crisis in the criminal courts, with ever-longer delays and a growing backlog of cases.

T…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Immigration and the law - who stays? Who goes?

Immigration has dominated headlines for months, but what UK laws cover this most emotive of issues?

When someone arrives here, what are the legal r…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

How can avoidable deaths be prevented?

The phrase “State related deaths” might mean little to the average person, but it's an umbrella term referring to a death in custody or a mental heal…

11 months, 2 weeks ago