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Authoritarians Against Lawyers: Political Attacks on the Rule of Law
Episode 97
As support for populist movements grows, judicial independence and the rule of law are increasingly under attack. Lawyers around the world are becomi…
1 year, 4 months ago
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
Episode 96
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 “woma…
1 year, 5 months ago
Fake News on Asylum, The Battle to Define Human Rights Law, and Labour’s New UK Politics
Episode 95
What happens when political leaders and media outlets misrepresent court decisions, and how does this impact judicial independence and public trust i…
1 year, 5 months ago
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?
Episode 94
What happens when the very foundation of criminal justice - the prosecution disclosure process to the defence - fails to meet modern demands?
This e…
1 year, 5 months ago
Two Tier Justice, Mass Migration, and a Pound Shop Trump in the UK Parliament
Episode 93
Is the UK heading toward a constitutional clash over crime and justice?
Exploring a wide range of pressing issues, from the government’s proposed em…
1 year, 5 months ago
Lucy Letby’s Victims Strike Back: Identification Evidence, Miscarriages of Justice and Legal System Insights into How UK Juries Reach their Verdicts
Episode 92
Exploring the high-profile Lucy Letby case, and the dangers of relying too heavily on identification evidence, this episode of Double Jeopardy raises…
1 year, 5 months ago
Judicial Independence, Human Rights Law and Political Hypocrisy: Breaking Down the 6 Page Letter from the Sentencing Council Chair
Episode 91
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…
1 year, 6 months ago
Amending the Assisted Dying Bill and the Sentencing Council Under Attack
Episode 90
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 Richar…
1 year, 6 months ago
Labour’s Criminal Justice: Performance or Reality?
Episode 89
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 …
1 year, 6 months ago
Why Sentencing is Out of Control
Episode 88
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,…
1 year, 6 months ago