The Law Show Episodes Episode guide
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The Renters' Rights Bill
Renters are set to get new rights - but will it make life harder for landlords?
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Traumatised jurors, prenups and Japanese knotweed
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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Sewage-polluted waters, Divorce and financial orders, Leasehold reform
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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Assisted dying, County court judgments, Drill music and ... nakedness
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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Protest, Lasting power of attorney and the Green belt
Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.
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The Lady Chief Justice
The lady chief justice, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill on her priorities and concerns
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Criminal damage defence limited
The Court of Appeal limits the use of a defence used by climate change protesters.
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Fighting Knife Crime
Knife Crime: how can we save lives and keep young people out of prison?
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The Post Office scandal
What part did lawyers play in the Post Office miscarriage of justice?
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Jury conscience, resolving conflicts in space, and the law of Treasure Trove in Scotland
Juries and conscience, liability in outer space and Scottish Treasure Trove.
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Deepfakes and the Law
What are your rights if your voice is faked? Forensic science about speech, and in court.
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Prison sentences: too long or too short?
The length of prison sentences; the state of prisons; US gun laws; new Scots human rights.
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Exporting prisoners, is Joint Enterprise racist, and Gaza-Israel
Can exporting prisoners work? Are Joint Enterprise cases racist? And Israel-Gaza: the law.
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The new Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk KC MP
The Justice secretary's plans and challenges; judicial diversity; working with Parkinson's
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How well is the Parole Board protecting the public?
The Parole Board's record of public protection; spouses abandoned overseas; AI and the law
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Climate Change Challenging the Law
The legal challenges of climate change: human rights law, fossil fuel investments, ethics
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How to Improve Rape Trials
How the Law Commission and the Scottish government hope to change rape trials for victims
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The Legacy of the Good Friday Agreement
On the 25th anniversary of the Northern Ireland peace deal, what challenges remain?
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The State of Prosecutions
Rape convictions; forensic science; Director of Public Prosecutions; intimidating lawyers.
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Strikes Minimum Service Levels
A law to minimise strike impacts; legal advisors helping patients' families; AI copyright.
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Justice for Ukraine
Could a special international tribunal put Russian leaders on trial?
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The UK and the European Court of Human Rights
The UK and the ECHR: trouble ahead? Do cohabiting couples have rights? Ownership disputes.
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Protest and the Law
Reforming protest law; rap lyrics in court; a public law clinic at a Liverpool university.
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Scrapping European law
Which EU-retained laws to keep; young people and the criminal law; crime-solving podcasts.
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Secrecy in the Court of Protection?
Why some court hearings are secret. Is most UK chicken illegal? And indefinite sentences.
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Prison Education
Prison education is 'chaotic', often 'inadequate'. How could it cut reoffending better?
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Human Rights: Reforming the Law
Can the UK Bill of Rights be compatible with international law?
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Why do so few rape cases go to court?
Explaining the barriers to conviction at every stage of the criminal justice system.
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Investigating War Crimes in Ukraine
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan QC speaks about the challenges facing investigators in Ukraine.
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The Justice Secretary's Plans
Dominic Raab and legal aid. And do we need more diversity among senior judges?
