• Duty of (I Don't) Care
    Jun 14 2022

    What is a "duty of care"? How has the concept come to exist? What's a snail got to do with it? These questions and others are left very unhelpfully unanswered with the help of BIG NEWS STORY – CAPITAL LETTERS – SPECIAL GUEST: barrister Joe Docherty.

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    35 mins
  • What is a contract?
    Mar 18 2021

    Ever wondered what a contract actually is? No, didn't think so. No one has. Give it a listen anyway.

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    32 mins
  • Constifusion
    Jan 16 2021

    Welcome to episode 2 of Open Law Policy, the legal podcast for non-lawyers. In this episode, I look at our (confusing) constitution. There's a chance I get a little bit serious again at the end, sorry about that. I'll do something dispassionate next time.  Maybe contracts... 
    Links: 
    Adam Wagner – https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1; 
    David Allen Green's article – https://davidallengreen.com/2020/12/the-coded-criticisms-of-the-attorney-general-from-both-the-lord-chief-justice-and-the-court-of-appeal/; 
    Joshua Rozenberg's article – https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/an-unusual-submission.

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    35 mins
  • Introduction
    Dec 20 2020

    Introducing Open Law Policy, the legal podcast for non-lawyers. In this episode, I look at what law is, why it is that only lawyers know about it, and why it's important that you know about it too. 

    Links:
    The Secret Barrister – https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret | 
    Bella Sankey – https://twitter.com/BellaSankey

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    17 mins