

Law Pod UK
Law Pod UK
Law Pod UK covers developments across all aspects of civil and public law in the United Kingdom. It is brought to you by the barristers at 1 Crown Office Row with presenters Rosalind English, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jim Duffy and Lucy McCann. Information accompanying the podcast episodes is published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 32min
180: The Environmental Minimum with Dr Stefan Theil
In this episode, Lucy McCann speaks to Dr Stefan Theil, the John Thornley Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, about what role the law can play in tackling the climate crisis.
Stefan discusses the framework he set out in his book Towards the Environmental Minimum. The discussion covers the concept of polycentricity, protections offered by constitutions and treaties, the value of ascribing rights beyond human beings, and the role courts have in environmental issues.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and message the podcast via Twitter. Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.

Feb 22, 2023 • 37min
179: Safe as Houses: depriving children of their liberty
Applications for secure accommodation or deprivation of liberty orders, for children in the UK, have increased significantly in recent years. Lucy McCann talks with Richard Ager and Clare Ciborowska about the current situation.
There is now a severe lack of regulated accommodation and the courts are having to use their inherent jurisdiction to approve orders where unregulated placements are the only option. This episode discusses recent relevant cases and experiences, alongside the new national deprivation of liberty court and observations from its first two months of operation.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles, with links to cases, are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and message the podcast via Twitter. Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform.

Jan 30, 2023 • 34min
178: How to get Pupillage
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Shahram Sharghy and Jo Moore about how to become a barrister. The episode considers the kind of research that is essential to do in advance, navigating the pupillage gateway, preparing for interviews and dealing with rejection.
Helpful resources include: pupillageandhowtogetit.com and "The Path to Pupillage" by Georgina Wolfe.
You can start, edit and submit a pupillage application this year via the Bar Council's pupillagegateway.com until 23:59 on Wednesday 8 February 2023.
If you are interested in applying to 1 Crown Office Row visit:
1cor.com/london/careers/pupillage/

Jan 9, 2023 • 33min
177: Disaster Avoidance For Experts with Margaret Bowron KC
In this episode, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Margaret Bowron KC about how to avoid disastrous expert evidence. This episode is an update to the popular 2019 episode with Neil Sheldon KC available here.
Margaret and Emma discuss mistakes in expert reports, the standard to be applied to expert reports, actual and potential conflicts of interest(s), the importance of staying within one's area of expertise, and the danger where lawyers get involved in joint experts' discussions.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Dec 23, 2022 • 55min
176: Significant Cases of 2022
Rosalind English, Lucy McCann and Jon Metzer discuss a selection of significant legal cases from the UK over the past year.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Dec 22, 2022 • 36min
175: Essential Inquest Law Update
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rory Badenoch and Rajkiran Barhey about the developments in inquest law that practitioners will need to know about.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Dec 12, 2022 • 38min
174: Permacrisis in Public Law? With Sir Jonathan Jones KCB KC
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Jonathan Jones about recent developments in UK public law and the Constitution. The discussion covers recent political turbulence, the Union, the Northern Ireland Protocol, Judicial Review reforms, Human Rights Act reforms and standards and ethics in public life.
Sir Jonathan Guy Jones KCB KC is a British lawyer, appointed in March 2014 and serving until his resignation on 8 September 2020 as HM Procurator General, Treasury Solicitor and Head of the Government Legal Service, and so the Permanent Secretary of the Government Legal Department. He is now a Senior Consultant in Public and Constitutional Law at Linklaters.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Dec 6, 2022 • 29min
173: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation with Greg Callus
Is legislation against SLAPPs really necessary in the UK?
Rosalind English delves into this question with help from Greg Callus. Greg Callus joined 5RB as a barrister in 2015. He specialises primarily in defamation, data protection, freedom of information, privacy, confidentiality, and contempt of court. Under the cab rank rule, he acts for both claimants and defendants, and frequently appears at hearings concerning the open justice principle (anonymity, reporting restrictions & access to court documents) both for and against the media.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles (and now transcripts) are published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Nov 24, 2022 • 34min
172: Advocacy in the Appellate Courts with Philip Havers KC
In her Law Pod UK debut, Lucy McCann talks with Philip Havers KC about his experiences appearing in appellate courts. Containing practical tips for those making their first appearances in appellate courts, this episode recounts both victories and hard lessons that will be of interest to practitioners and students alike.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.

Nov 2, 2022 • 22min
171: What type of property is crypto? With Rob Kellar KC
What type of legal property is cryptocurrency? How might the law deal with NFTs? Do any of these new assets require lawyers? Dive into the future with Rosalind English and Robert Kellar KC, as they consider the UK Law Commission's Digital Assets consultation paper.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog.
Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.


