Law in Action Podcast
1) 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" airstrikes across most of Iranâs provinces, which sta...Show More
2) Is it legal for police to use live facial recognition technology?
The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she makes âno apologyâ for announcing the roll-out of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) to all the police services in England and Wales. Under a government white ...Show More
3) 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 won't be able to have a criminal trial until 2030. T...Show More
4) 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 claims that when he was Business secretary, he shar...Show More
5) 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, death threats and rape threats. Some have faced th...Show More
6) 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. The Ministry of Justice's budget is now one third hi...Show More
7) 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 routes they have to take if they want to stay in the...Show More
8) How can avoidable deaths be prevented?
The phrase âState related deathsâ might mean little to the average person, but it's an umbrella term referring to a death in custody or a mental health setting. It also applies to situations when peop...Show More
9) Should killers be forced to attend sentencing hearings?
The Victims and Courts Bill is progressing through Parliament, and will force convicted criminals to attend their sentencing hearings. If criminals convicted of the most serious offences in England o...Show More
10) Wrongful convictions: why private prosecutions face reform
Wrongful convictions in the Post Office scandal and for train fare evasion have been described by the Government as âcatastrophic failuresâ, and it's held a consultation in England and Wales to reform...Show More