02 June 2023 Who gives the government legal advice about its laws? Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Susanna McGibbon, the government’s most senior legal official in the civil service and permanent secretary of the Government Legal Department, which provides the...
06 April 2023 It sounds right that the law should be applied equally to everyone – but what does this mean and what does it need to work properly? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Abiodun Michael Olatokun, trustee at the Law for Life Organization, past head of public...
03 March 2023 Why we have juries and are they a good thing?Each year about 200,000 people undertake jury service, and they play a vital role in deciding the facts and evidence in trials and inquests. Recently, Lucinda was a juror and Alma-Constance asks about her...
23 January 2023: In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask about when children can make decisions about medical treatment and why sometimes a court is involved. They talk to Imogen Goold, Professor of Medical Law at St Anne’s College Oxford university and...
22 December 2022: In this episode, Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask about how the constitution works to controls those with power over citizens and make sure governments act properly. They talk to leading human rights barrister, Adam Wagner of Doughty Street Chambers...
