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How judges can navigate inquiries into tragedies like the Grenfell fire
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Sir Oliver Popplewell, a retired High Court judge who presided over the Bradford stadium fire inquiry in 1985, and Ashley Underwood, a public law QC, tell Jonathan Ames Sir Martin Moore-Bick must buckle up and accept that as chairman of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry criticism is inevitable.
Linda Tsang also speaks to Dr Laura Janes, legal director of the Howard League for Penal Reform, about the case of AB, a boy whose solitary confinement in a young offender institution was ruled unlawful this month.
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11:29||Ep. 9Part two of our podcast on the Legal Services Act 2007 asks whether the so-called Tesco law succeeded in its aim of revolutionising the profession. Featuring Jonathan Ames talking to Lord Falconer of Thoroton, who was secretary of state for constitutional affairs at the time, Sheila Kumar, who was part of the Clementi review that was the origin of the act, and Andrew Holroyd, who was president of the Law Society in 2007-2008.
8. Ten years on from the regulation revolution
18:20||Ep. 8Exploring how the profession has changed since the Legal Services Act was implemented in 2007, Jonathan Ames speaks to Lord Falconer of Thoroton, who was secretary of state for constitutional affairs at the time, Sheila Kumar, who was part of the Clementi review that was the origin of the act, and Andrew Holroyd, who was president of the Law Society in 2007-2008.
Hear from our experts on AI and the law
16:50|For our latest podcast, Jonathan Ames asks an expert panel about whether the robots really are about to take over the legal profession. The guests are: Isabel Parker, global head of legal services innovation at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Emily Foges, CEO of the AI provider Luminance, and Richard Tromans, editor of Artificial Lawyer
The state of play with M&A
12:25|Continuing the Brief Premium's mergers and acquisitions week, Jonathan Ames talks to Beranger Guille of Mergermarket about the recent ups and downs of the market
The letter of the law
25:13|The courts may be closed but James Morton, Richard Susskind and John Cooper, QC, know the best courtroom dramas for summer reading. They pick their favourites and cross-examine each other on the merits (or not) of John Grisham. Also, Jonathan Ames gives a round-up of the latest news and Linda Tsang interviews our lawyer of the week, Martin Chamberlain, QC.
Lessons of the Leigh Day tribunal
20:13|Jonathan Ames and Frances Gibb give a round-up of the week's legal news. Joining them are Roger Smith, Iain Miller and Patricia Robertson QC to talk about the implications for human rights lawyers and lowering the standard of proof for disciplinary cases.
Episode 002-Lawyers and party politics: the legal profession view of the general election manifestos
30:35|Anthony Speaight, QC, chairman of research at the Society of Conservative Lawyers, John Cooper, QC, an advisor to the Access to Justice Commission chaired by a former Labour attorney-general, and James Sandbach, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Suffolk Coastal and policy secretary for Lib Dem Lawyers, make the case for how the parties they support would reform and uphold the justice system. Jonathan Ames and Frances Gibb give a round-up of the week's news, and Linda Tsang interviews Jonathan Fisher, QC, our lawyer of the week.
Episode 001-What lawyers want from a new government
23:41|Jonathan Ames talks to Robert Bourns, president of the Law Society, Andrew Walker, vice-chairman of the Bar, and Millicent Grant, vice-president of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, about what lawyers want from the general election. They debate legal aid cuts, divorce reforms, and whether there should be a new lord chancellor. Jonathan also brings you a round-up of the week’s news and Linda Tsang interviews our lawyer of the week.