Podcast Episodes

Abusive parents

Should parents with a history of domestic abuse be allowed to see their children? How can the family courts protect children from further abuse? Josh…

6 years, 6 months ago

Help for vulnerable witnesses

Joshua Rozenberg visits a busy Crown Court where vulnerable or intimidated witnesses can give pre-recorded evidence and face cross-examination before…

6 years, 6 months ago

Legal lessons from Brexit

In holding the government to account over Brexit, our judges have added new pages to the UK's uncodified constitution. Joshua Rozenberg finds the law…

6 years, 6 months ago

Rape Myths

Do jurors believe in rape myths? A coalition campaigning to end violence against women said a third of people questioned in an opinion poll thought t…

6 years, 11 months ago

Julian Assange: What next?

Prosecutors in the United States want Julian Assange extradited to face charges of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified defence documents. Wh…

6 years, 11 months ago

Raising the Bar?

Should a non-traditional background be a bar to joining the Bar? Barristers want the best recruits. But many law students waste time and money traini…

6 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and the EU judiciary

What will happen to the European Union judiciary after Brexit? Eleanor Sharpston QC is a British member of the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. She…

6 years, 11 months ago

Jailhouse Law

Joshua Rozenberg reports from a prison where inmates study legal issues alongside law students from Cambridge University. The academics who launched …

7 years ago

Online Abuse and the Law

Joshua Rozenberg asks whether new laws are needed to protect online and social media users from abuse?

Plus, in our latest look behind the scenes of…

7 years, 2 months ago

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court

We visit a problem-solving court in Coventry. Joshua Rozenberg speaks to judges, social workers and a mother whose drug addiction put her at risk of …

7 years, 2 months ago