Law Pod UK

Sarah Jane Ewart discusses the latest developments in access to abortion for Northern Irish women, the lessons to be learned from the Charlie Gard case, and the difficult decision that the courts had to reach when considering the best interests of children in an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish family, where the father had left the community as a transgender person. Presented by Rosalind English.

Rosalind English discusses the recent Supreme Court judgement on the case of women from Northern Ireland who seek abortions on the NHS in England.

David Hart QC assesses the implications of a recent negligence case involving a young doctor's failure to diagnose a child with meningitis. David Hart is in conversation with Rosalind English.

Sarah Jane Ewart talks through the prospect of the first all female terror plot trial, legal aid for unaccompanied minors in immigration cases, the Bar Council's manifesto "The Value of Justice", the law post-Brexit, and shift sleeping and the minimum wage. Sarah Jane Ewart is in conversation with Rosalind English.

Poppy Rimington-Pounder looks at party election pledges and the Human Rights Act, the Muslim advocacy group CAGE's forthcoming legal battle, a freedom of conscience ruling for members of the armed forces in the Bahamas, and citizenship rights for the children of third country nationals in Europe. Presenter: Rosalind English.