Episodes

  • 216: IWD series part 3: community and belonging at the Bar

    216: IWD series part 3: community and belonging at the Bar
    Mar 8 2025
    LawPod UK is marking International Women’s Day by bringing you the final episode of its three-part series exploring gender at the Bar.
    In this series, Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Arhestey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith KC, Clodagh Bradley KC, Cara Guthrie, Judith Rogerson, Isabel McArdle, Emma-Louise Fenelon and Chloe Turvill about their experiences, in the hope of drawing out some key reflections and continuing the conversation about gender and the profession.
    In this episode Lucy and Kiran explore the themes of belonging and community at the Bar. How does imposter syndrome manifest itself? Why are role models important? How can we strengthen networks to encourage other women?

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    42 mins
  • 215: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court

    215: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court
    Feb 24 2025
    “The ECHR is manifestly not a sensible and democratic way of deciding what the law should be in a democracy.”

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    25 mins
  • 214: Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton

    214: Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton
    Feb 17 2025
    In Episode 214 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus of 1, Crown Office Row and Dr Anna Colton, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, about vicarious trauma and trauma-informed lawyering.
    Dr Colton’s book How to Talk to Children about Food, is available here:
    • UK, audio & kindle
    • New Zealand
    • Australia
    • More information about Dr Colton is available here
    The episode mentions:
    • Counsel magazine article: “The use of clinical supervision” by Mark Mason available here
    • Law Pod Episode 147, Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession available here
    • Vicarious Trauma in the Legal Profession: a practical guide to trauma, burnout and collective care by Rachel Francis and Joanna Fleck available here
    • The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk available here
    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    46 mins
  • 213: Henry Tufnell MP Defends the Employment Rights Bill

    213: Henry Tufnell MP Defends the Employment Rights Bill
    Jan 27 2025
    Alasdair Henderson discusses some of the trickier aspects of Labour's Employment Rights Bill with Henry Tufnell MP.

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    36 mins
  • 212: Baroness Brenda Hale on a Long Career in the Law

    212: Baroness Brenda Hale on a Long Career in the Law
    Jan 20 2025
    Lady Hale discusses with Rosalind English the development of the right to privacy, reflects in her career in academia and the Law Commission, and ponders on the position of women in the legal profession today.

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    33 mins
  • 211: The Most Significant Cases of 2024

    211: The Most Significant Cases of 2024
    Dec 31 2024
    Join the Law Pod team as we discuss a range of cases decided at all levels in the courts in 2024 with important implications for the future.

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    52 mins
  • 210: John Gimlette: Travel-writer at the Bar

    210: John Gimlette: Travel-writer at the Bar
    Dec 24 2024
    At the end of 2024 John Gimlette retired after a long and successful career at 1, Crown Office Row, where he practised alongside an equally successful career in travel writing. In that time John published 6 travel books (details of which can be found on his website here). In this episode he looks back at his life at the Bar and as a writer.

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    22 mins
  • 209: Gender critical belief: A legal debrief

    209: Gender critical belief: A legal debrief
    Dec 11 2024
    Jim Duffy is joined by fellow 1COR barristers Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals distinguish legitimate and protected expressions of belief from harassment and transphobia?

    Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row. Supporting articles are published on the UK Human Rights Blog. Follow and interact with the podcast team on Twitter.
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    44 mins