The Law Show Episodes Episode guide
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Senior Judges: Out of Touch?
Our senior judges are independent, but are they sufficiently in touch with public opinion?
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Who Can Plead Insanity?
Clive Coleman explores the the issue of who should be allowed to plead insanity.
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What Goes on Before a Trial?
Clive explores what goes on before a trial and what protagonists reveal to each other.
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Frightened Witnesses
Clive Coleman asks what can be done to get frightened witnesses to give evidence in court.
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How Reliable are Memories?
The legal process depends upon our recollection of events, but how reliable are memories?
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Students Using the Law
Clive Coleman asks why universities and students are using the law on so many issues.
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Too Much Trust in Forensic Evidence?
Clive Coleman asks if forensic evidence is given too much weight in prosecuting crime.
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The Law on Defamation
Clive Coleman explores the law on defamation.
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Prosecuting Sexual Offences
Clive Coleman asks how the prosecution of sexual offences can be made more effective.
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Judicial Review
Clive Coleman examines the process of judicial review and how it will affect our lives.
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Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Clive Coleman asks if pre-nuptial agreements are now essential for everyone, however rich.
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Interview with the Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer
Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer on archived internet stories and contempt of court.
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How Should Inquests Work?
Clive Coleman asks how inquests should work.
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Interview with US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
The US Supreme Court's Justice Antonin Scalia talks to Clive Coleman.
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Religious Legal Systems
A special report on the challenges and opportunities created by parallel legal systems.
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The Judiciary in Pakistan
Clive Coleman reports on the tension between government and judiciary in Pakistan.
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29/01/2008
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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22/01/2008
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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13/11/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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06/11/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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30/10/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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23/10/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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16/10/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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09/10/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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02/10/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at the legal issues in the news.
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25/09/2007
Clive Coleman takes a look at legal issues in the news.
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26/06/2007
Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news.
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Intellectual Property Law
Clive Coleman presents a special discussion on intellectual property law.
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20/03/2007
Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news.
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13/03/2007
Clive Coleman takes his weekly look at the legal issues in the news.