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Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics

Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC

Covering the critical intersections of law and politics in the UK with expert commentary on high-profile legal cases, political controversies, prisons and sentencing, human rights law, current political events and the shifting landscape of justice and democracy. With in-depth discussions and influential guests, Double Jeopardy is the podcast that uncovers the forces shaping Britain’s legal and political present and future. -What happens when law and politics collide? -How do politics shape the

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00:52:04

Episode 34: Richard Moorhead - Lawyers Behaving Badly?

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/07/11

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen debate ethics, the cab rank rule and regulating ex-Judges with Professor of Law and Professional Ethics Richard Moorhead

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00:49:29

Episode 33: Dan Neidle - I’m the Taxman

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/06/27

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss lawyers undermining the rule of law, the fall of Nadhim Zahawi, and the morality of paying tax with founder of Tax Policy Associates, Dan Neidle.

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00:45:36

Episode 32: Andy Verity- Telling the Truth about LIBOR

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/06/16

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss bankers, cover ups and a quest for justice with BBC Economics Correspondent, Andy Verity.

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00:50:50

Episode 31: Akua Reindorf KC - Twisting the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/30

Ken and Tim discuss intolerance, Stonewall and free speech in universities with employment lawyer and author of the Reindorf Report, Akua Reindorf KC

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00:48:24

Episode 30: Sarah Wootton - Dying for the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/15

Ken and Tim discuss free will, assisted dying and parliamentary paralysis with Chief Executive of Dignity in Dying, Sarah Wootton

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Episode 29: Richard Ekins - Judges and Political Power

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/05/02

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss judges, power and parliamentary sovereignty with head of Policy Exchange's Judicial Power Project, Professor Richard Ekins KC (Hon)

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00:58:49

Episode 28: Maya Foa - The Death Penalty, National...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/04/21

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss spies committing crimes and how to get rid of the death penalty with Director of Reprieve, Maya Foa

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00:53:51

Episode 27: Dr Bryn Harris - Free Speech, Harm and...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/04/07

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the Online Safety Bill and its threat to free speech on the internet with Chief Legal Counsel to the Free Speech Union, Dr Bryn Harris

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00:49:58

Episode 26: Harvey Redgrave - The Met in Meltdown

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/03/24

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Louise Casey’s incendiary report on the Metropolitan Police with crime and policing expert Harvey Redgrave

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00:49:44

Episode 25: Joshua Rozenberg - Reporting the Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/03/13

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the decline of legal reporting, populism and small boats with leading legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg

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00:47:46

Episode 24: Karon Monaghan KC - Sex, Lies and Women’s...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/03/02

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the Scottish Gender Bill and its potential impact on women’s rights with leading equality and discrimination barrister Karon Monaghan KC

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00:49:29

Episode 23: Sir Nicholas Blake - Small Boats, Dog...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/02/17

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the refugee crisis and its legal and political implications with leading immigration and asylum lawyer and former High Court judge, Sir Nicholas Blake.

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00:46:25

Episode 22: Nick Vineall KC - Leading the Bar

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/02/02

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss media assaults on lawyers, improving diversity at the Bar, and why lawyers shouldn’t be State investigators with new Bar Chair, Nick Vineall KC

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00:47:29

Episode 21: David Pannick KC - Defending The Law in...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/01/26

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss lawmaking, Myra Hindley, Arsenal FC and the weakening of parliamentary scrutiny with celebrated barrister Lord David Pannick KC

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00:53:16

Episode 20: Sir Robert Buckland KC - Making Better Law

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/01/16

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Dominic Raab and his Bill of Rights, reforming the office of Lord Chancellor, and why barristers were right to go on strike with former Secretary of State for Justice, Sir Robert Buckland KC

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00:32:51

Episode 19: Bad Law for the New Year, with Sir...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2023/01/05

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss Rishi Sunak’s post-festive legal headaches with Sir Jonathan Jones KC, former head of the Government Legal Department

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00:51:33

Episode 18: Helena Kennedy KC - Fifty Years Fighting

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/12/28

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss injustice, progress and the days of police impunity with legal legend Helena Kennedy KC

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00:50:36

Episode 17: Clare Montgomery KC - Getting Away With...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/12/12

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss fraud, corruption and a failure of justice with leading barrister Clare Montgomery KC

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00:54:11

Episode 16: Andrea Coomber KC - The Prison Addiction

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/11/24

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss prison, parole and a relentless punishment arms race with Andrea Coomber KC, CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform.

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00:51:42

Episode 15: Brenda Hale - Judicial Independence and...

Double Jeopardy - UK Law and Politics ·

2022/11/17

Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss rights, politicians and populist attacks on the judges with Baroness Hale of Richmond, former President of the UK Supreme Court.

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