Reporting The Law

How press coverage of court cases can result in trial by media.

• 45 mins

The Lawyer's Dilemma: Defending the Guilty, Suing the Innocent

Clive Anderson and guests explore the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers.

• 45 mins

Joint Enterprise

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the controversial law of joint enterprise.

• 43 mins

11/04/2012

Clive Anderson asks if planning laws fail to prevent unwanted and un-needed development.

• 43 mins

Television Cameras in Court

Clive Anderson and guests discuss plans to allow television cameras into UK courts.

• 43 mins

Transitional Justice

Clive Anderson and guests discuss how justice can be achieved in the Arab Spring states.

• 43 mins

Who's to Blame?

Clive Anderson and guests discuss who should pay compensation to victims of abuse.

• 43 mins

Unfair Dismissal

Clive Anderson and guests discuss controversial proposed changes in employment law.

• 43 mins

Courtroom Drama

Clive Anderson and guests look at how the legal world is reflected on stage and screen.

• 43 mins

02/01/2013

Clive Anderson asks top legal guests if justice delayed is justice denied.

• 43 mins

The Law and Cohabitation

Clive Anderson and guests expose the 'myth' of the concept of common-law marriage.

• 43 mins

How Free Is Our Speech?

Clive Anderson and guests discuss concerns that our courts are inhibiting free speech.

• 43 mins

Secret Courts

Clive Anderson and guests ask if too much justice is being conducted behind closed doors.

• 43 mins

Spying and Surveillance

Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law controls surveillance by 'Big Brother'.

• 43 mins

Cross-Examination in the Dock

Clive Anderson and guests ask if new rules on cross-examination will lead to injustices.

• 43 mins

Whistleblowers

Clive Anderson and guests ask if the law offers enough protection to whistleblowers.

• 43 mins

Taking the Government to Court

Is our legal right to challenge the power of government under threat? With Clive Anderson.

• 43 mins

Instant Justice

Clive Anderson and guests ask if 'instant justice' is undermining our legal system.

• 43 mins

The Law and Artificial Intelligence

Clive Anderson asks how the law will act when artificially intelligent robots go wrong.

• 43 mins

Good Samaritan Law

Clive Anderson asks if we need new laws to make citizens become good samaritans.

• 43 mins

Human Rights at the Crossroads?

Clive Anderson asks what difference a new Bill of Rights would make to UK citizens.

• 43 mins

The Law and Rape

Clive Anderson asks if the UK legal system is letting down the victims of rape.

• 43 mins

The Law and Parenthood

Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law balances the rights of parents and children.

• 43 mins

The Law and the Gender Pay Gap

Clive Anderson asks why the law is struggling to reduce the gender pay gap.

• 43 mins

Human Rights on the Battlefield

Clive Anderson and guests discuss human rights on the battlefield.

• 43 mins

The Law of the Road

Clive Anderson and guests discuss how the law might save lives on the roads.

• 43 mins

31/08/2016

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the arguments over greater legal protection for animals.

• 43 mins

07/09/2016

Clive Anderson and guests discuss proposals to reform our laws on violence.

• 43 mins

14/09/2016

Clive Anderson and guests explore the legal fall-out from leaving the EU.

• 43 mins

21/09/2016

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the legal rights of prison inmates.

• 43 mins

Housing Law

Does the law strike the right balance between the rights of tenants and landlords?

• 43 mins

Youth Justice

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the treatment of young offenders in the courts.

• 43 mins

The Law and Climate Change

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the role the law can play in reducing climate change.

• 43 mins

Sentencing

Clive Anderson and guests discuss whether sentencing law is fit for purpose.

• 43 mins

Are Lawyers Bankrupting the NHS?

Clive Anderson and guests discuss the crisis hitting the NHS over negligence claims.

• 43 mins

Digital Courts

Clive Anderson and guests ask if plans to modernise the courts threaten access to justice.

• 43 mins

Asylum

Clive Anderson and guests debate whether the law is fair to asylum seekers.

• 43 mins

Public Inquiries

Clive Anderson asks if public inquiries are worth the investment of time and money.

• 43 mins

Citizenship

Clive Anderson and guests ask if the government should be able to revoke our citizenship.

• 43 mins

Misconduct in Public Office

Clive Anderson and guests ask if the law on Misconduct in Public Office needs reform.

• 43 mins

Anti-Social Behaviour

Clive Anderson and guests ask whether laws to tackle anti-social behaviour are working.

• 43 mins

28/08/2019

Clive Anderson and guests ask whether the laws protecting our data are fit for purpose.

• 43 mins