Law blogger Charon QC talks to David Allen Green about libel reform following the announcement of a Defamation Bill in the Queens Speech, and about progress so far in the Leveson Inquiry.
Without Prejudice special | 19 May 2012
May 20, 2012Without Prejudice special | 18 May 2012
May 18, 2012Law blogger Charon QC talks to Carl Gardner about the recent legal clockup about Abu Qatada and his reference to the European Court of Human Rights, Jeremy Hunt, Parliament and the Leveson inquiry, Lord Sumption’s recent speech about judicial scrutiny of government foreign policy, the quashing of Sam Hallam’s conviction, secret justice and whether the media will ever learn to avoid contempt of court.
Without Prejudice | 9 March 2012 | Free speech special
March 9, 2012Law blogger Charon QC chairs as Nick Cohen, writer, journalist and author of You Can’t Read This Book joins Joanne Cash, David Allen Green and Carl Gardner to talk about free speech in Britain today including threats to it from extreme religion, libel and privacy law, whether Britain needs its own First Amendment, and government plans to allow very free speech to employers.
Without Prejudice | 2 March 2012
March 2, 2012Law blogger Charon QC chairs as Times law columnist Gary Slapper joins David Allen Green and Carl Gardner to talk about civil disobedience and the rule of law, the Sedley v Sumption debate about whether judges are becoming too political, whether the News of the World tried to undermine a murder investigation, and whether QCs should be abolished.
Without Prejudice | 17 February 2012
February 17, 2012Law blogger Charon QC chairs as editor of The Lawyer Cat Griffiths and barrister Nichola Higgins join David Allen Green and Carl Gardner to talk about alternative business structures for legal services, prayers in the council chamber and oaths in court, whether judges should be involved in appraising advocates, the arrests of Sun journalists and legal blogging.
Without Prejudice | 10 February 2012
February 10, 2012Law blogger Charon QC chairs, and David Allen Green returns to talk with Dr Evan Harris and Carl Gardner about what the Leveson inquiry into the press has achieved and what sort of change it might bring, and about this week’s appeal in the Paul Chambers Twitter joke case.
Without Prejudice | 3 February 2012
February 3, 2012Law blogger Charon QC is back, talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Jerry Hayes and Carl Gardner about why we need universities and law schools, whether human rights are left wing twaddle, the power of the state and Julian Assange’s Supreme Court appeal.
Without Prejudice Special | 22 January 2012
January 24, 2012In this special podcast, law blogger Charon QC talks to Professor Gary Slapper, Director of New York University London, and Global Professor at NYU about proposals to restrict trial by jury, meddling European judges and Slapper’s new book…. “More Weird Cases”.
Without Prejudice | 20 January 2012
January 20, 2012Law blogger Charon QC talks to Carl Gardner about the government’s justice and security green paper, Abu Qatada’s win in the European Court of Human Rights, this week’s High Court defeat for Occupy LSX, contempt of court online and Scotland’s referendum.
Without Prejudice | 20 November 2011
November 20, 2011Law blogger Charon QC talks to David Allen Green about the newspaper hacking scandal, the cod law of “freemen on the land”, th politicisation of judges, legal aid cuts and privacy law.
