S10E06 - Rallying The Troops

Listen to the show here. This week we have ventured down South with the rest of the Bar to attend the Criminal Bar Association's conference to fight for the Criminal Justice System and for the very future of the Independent Criminal Bar. We have plucked out some highlights of what was a lively event featuring some of the best advocates of the cause.  This episode is slightly longer than usual but we thought you might appreciate hearing what you missed if you were not able to be there. You may have gathered that the resolutions proposed at this event...

S10E05 - Getting Away With It

Have a listen here. We've got everything from worship by cannabis to esoteric legal points here. First - yes we're serious we have cannabis sacrifice -  a couple found not guilty on the basis that their cultivation crop was not for supply but for burning to honour Shiva. 2 takes on the same story:  Russian Times and Daily Mail Then Ben explains for any Home Office flunkies listening, how the law works and relates to everybody, foreign or not. Kirstin finds two cases for legal complexities junkies - read them yourselves they might be easier to follow! An...

S10E04 - Back-pats and Knock-backs

Listen to the show right here. This week, we are taking a look at how the Probation Service are doing when it comes to looking after victims of crime when an offender is coming up for release. The MoJ thinks it's all pretty good but the report is not exactly a clean bill of health. The High Court has to get stuck in to the issue of access to a solicitor when you are arrested in relation to terrorism. Kirstin takes us through the objective and subjective elements of self-defence when the defendant believes that he was being...

S10E03 - All Trick, No Treat

No Kirstin this week as she is being bombarded by trick or treaters but Ben’s back and Jonathan is here as always. Have a listen to this week’s show for a pretty comprehensive round-up of the big stories that have been in the legal news this week. Whether it’s TV cameras in the Court of Appeal, the Home Office on the fiddle (allegedly!), another bloody-nose for Failing Grayling or the Government getting a ticking-off for spending your money on pointless legal challenges, it’s all here. In addition, we have a bit of an update on where “joint enterprise”...