
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.
Latest episodes

May 8, 2022 • 21min
164: Belfast Special Report: Rights in Northern Ireland, with Anurag Deb
Rosalind English discusses the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol with Anurag Deb, a human rights expert based at Queen's University in Belfast.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Apr 22, 2022 • 34min
163: Computer Says No! Automated Decision-Making in the Public Sector, with the Public Law Project
The application of technology to both justice and wider government decision-making is moving apace.
Rosalind English discusses the pitfalls of ADM and “black box” algorithms, with Ariane Adam and Tatiana Kazim of the Public Law Project, who have serious concerns about opaque decision-making affecting people’s rights and livelihoods.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Apr 7, 2022 • 25min
162: Reproductive coercion and control in contact cases in the family courts
Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager, both family law experts from the Brighton Annexe of 1 Crown Office Row, talk about the difficult subject of reproductive coercion where such allegations arise in child contact cases. Presented by Rosalind English.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Mar 17, 2022 • 20min
161: The European Response to the War in Ukraine: A Legal Analysis
Just days before Russia resigned from the Council of Europe, the Centre of European Law at King's College London held a rapid reaction seminar considering what role can EU law play in the current conflict in Ukraine. In this episode we summarise the main points made by the experts and raise the question: does EU law present any potential way of this quagmire?
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Mar 10, 2022 • 30min
160: Can we drain Putin's swamp in Londongrad? With Oliver Bullough
Rosalind English talks to Oliver Bullough, a journalist who has lived and worked throughout the former Soviet Union. His latest book, Butler to the World, makes a forceful point about how the UK is a servant to all-comers, as long as they pay enough.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Mar 7, 2022 • 29min
159: Human Rights in a Turbulent Era with Gráinne de Búrca
In Episode 159, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Gráinne de Búrca about her recent book, Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Feb 21, 2022 • 24min
158: A Decent Death: Sir Stephen Sedley and My Death, My Decision
Rosalind English talks to Trevor Moore of the campaign group My Death, My Decision about UK laws on assisted dying, and they reflect on a speech given by former Court of Appeal judge Sir Stephen Sedley on the subject.
That speech is also available online to watch and read in full. A related article by Sir Stephen is in the London Review of Books here.
If you support reform of UK laws on assisted dying, you may wish to support or find out more about My Death, My Decision. They are a not-for-profit campaign organisation (and not a registered charity) that relies on members. There are a number of ways to support.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Feb 7, 2022 • 29min
157: The Most Significant Cases of 2021
In Episode 157, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer about the most significant cases of 2021.

Jan 13, 2022 • 44min
156: Best of Law Pod 2021
In this episode, Rosalind English and Emma-Louise Fenelon select highlights from their interviews in 2021, covering a range of legal topics, from rulings on the gig economy to artificial intelligence.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.

Dec 30, 2021 • 35min
155: Interview with Nazir Afzal OBE
Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks with Nazir Afzal OBE, about his book The Prosecutor.
Nazir's new podcast is available here.
Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.
Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog, which you can also follow on Twitter.