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Politics, Religion and Assisted Dying
Episode 77
Why is the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill being introduced as a Private Member’s Bill, and how does this approach compare to historical con…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Daily Mail Goes to Strasbourg
Episode 76
Is the cost of litigating free speech issues in the UK disproportionately high and what reforms might address the problem?
In this episode of Double …
1 year, 10 months ago
Lucy Letby, Fair Trials, and a Conservative Path to Justice
Episode 75
Join Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen in this episode of Double Jeopardy as they discuss significant legal developments, including the recent Court of Appe…
1 year, 10 months ago
Defending Diversity and Defining a Woman
Episode 74
Barristers’ Core Duty Eight currently requires members of the Bar not to discriminate unlawfully against any person. However, the Bar Standards Boar…
1 year, 10 months ago
No Money for Justice and Chris Kaba: Part 2
Episode 73
With every aspect of our criminal justice system – the police, courts, prison system and probation service – in a state of apparently permanent crisi…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Shooting of Chris Kaba and Failing the Victims of Mohamed Al-Fayed
Episode 72
Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake has been acquitted of the murder of gangster Chris Kaba. He may still face the sack because the Ind…
1 year, 11 months ago
Law, Psychiatry and Murder
Episode 71
In recent episodes of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen have focused on the massive publicity surrounding the trial of Lucy Letby, and on t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Naomi Campbell’s Philanthropy and Robert Jenrick’s Stupidity
Episode 70
As political rhetoric in the UK takes an alarming turn, Robert Jenrick’s recent statements link the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to Bri…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ian Burnett on Punishment, and the Disgrace of Mohamed Al-Fayed
Episode 69
In the latest episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen are joined by Lord Burnett of Maldon, the former Lord Chief Justice of England a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Diversity, Orwell and the Death of Satire
Episode 68
In this latest episode of Double Jeopardy, Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen are joined by Akua Reindorf KC, a discrimination law expert at Cloisters Chambe…
2 years ago