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Julius is a member of the Faculty of Advocates who regularly appears in the Court of Session.  The podcast covers cases from Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a73c895effff314b124565c1911903fd.jpg"/><googleplay:email>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk</googleplay:email><googleplay:description>A podcast hosted by Julius Komorowski, a Scottish Advocate bringing updates on recent judicial decisions.

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E-mail: julius.komorowski@terrafirmachambers.com</googleplay:description><googleplay:category text="News &amp; Politics"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><itunes:keywords>Law,Laws,Courts,Court,Judiciary,Appeal,Legislation,Judicial,Judge,Case,Cases,legal,echr</itunes:keywords><itunes:category text="News &amp; Politics"/><itunes:owner><itunes:email>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk</itunes:email><itunes:name>Julius Komorowski</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item><title>Gardner on Hung Parliaments</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/gardner-on-hung-parliaments</link><description><![CDATA[=ABOUT THIS EPISODE=<br /><br />This is a special edition of Pod's law for the General Election, concerning the law and conventions concerning who governs the country in the event of a hung parliament.<br /><br />If you wish to read more about what we discuss during the show, you might like to look at the following links:<br /><br />Carl Gardner's Blog: "Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys<br />":<br /><a href="http://www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/" rel="noopener">www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/</a><br /><br />The Guardian, "Alex Salmond threatens to call election after Scottish parliament rejects SNP's budget":<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snp" rel="noopener">www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snp</a><br /><br />Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011:<br /><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enacted" rel="noopener">www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enacted</a><br /><br />House of Commons Library, "Hung Parliaments":<br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliament" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliament</a><br /><br />Election Forecast website:<br /><a href="http://www.electionforecast.co.uk" rel="noopener">www.electionforecast.co.uk</a><br /><br />=ABOUT CARL GARDNER=<br /><br />My guest is Carl Gardner, previously a practicing barrister and government lawyer, presently lecturer at the Open University and legal blogger at <a href="http://www.headoflegal.com" rel="noopener">www.headoflegal.com</a>.<br /><br />Carl tweets at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/carlgardner" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/carlgardner</a><br /><br />=ABOUT JULIUS KOMOROWSKI=<br /><br />I am a practising member of the Scottish bar (an Advocate).  I am a member of Terra Firma Chambers.  You can find out details about me here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKo" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKo</a><br /><br />You can follow me on twitter here: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/podslaw" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/podslaw</a><br /><br />=ABOUT THE PODCAST=<br /><br />You can find previous episodes of the podcast online at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw</a><br /><br />You can also find episodes at iTunes at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a><br /><br />If you subscribe to iTunes, then you will automatically have new episodes downloaded to your phone or computer once they become available.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/6019730</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 10:30:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/6019730/project_6_04_05_2015_10_40.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>=ABOUT THIS EPISODE=

This is a special edition of Pod's law for the General Election, concerning the law and conventions concerning who governs the country in the event of a hung parliament.

If you wish to read more about what we discuss during the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[=ABOUT THIS EPISODE=<br /><br />This is a special edition of Pod's law for the General Election, concerning the law and conventions concerning who governs the country in the event of a hung parliament.<br /><br />If you wish to read more about what we discuss during the show, you might like to look at the following links:<br /><br />Carl Gardner's Blog: "Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys<br />":<br /><a href="http://www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/" rel="noopener">www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/</a><br /><br />The Guardian, "Alex Salmond threatens to call election after Scottish parliament rejects SNP's budget":<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snp" rel="noopener">www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snp</a><br /><br />Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011:<br /><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enacted" rel="noopener">www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enacted</a><br /><br />House of Commons Library, "Hung Parliaments":<br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliament" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliament</a><br /><br />Election Forecast website:<br /><a href="http://www.electionforecast.co.uk" rel="noopener">www.electionforecast.co.uk</a><br /><br />=ABOUT CARL GARDNER=<br /><br />My guest is Carl Gardner, previously a practicing barrister and government lawyer, presently lecturer at the Open University and legal blogger at <a href="http://www.headoflegal.com" rel="noopener">www.headoflegal.com</a>.<br /><br />Carl tweets at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/carlgardner" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/carlgardner</a><br /><br />=ABOUT JULIUS KOMOROWSKI=<br /><br />I am a practising member of the Scottish bar (an Advocate).  I am a member of Terra Firma Chambers.  You can find out details about me here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKo" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKo</a><br /><br />You can follow me on twitter here: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/podslaw" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/podslaw</a><br /><br />=ABOUT THE PODCAST=<br /><br />You can find previous episodes of the podcast online at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw</a><br /><br />You can also find episodes at iTunes at:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a><br /><br />If you subscribe to iTunes, then you will automatically have new episodes downloaded to your phone or computer once they become available.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1753</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>cameron,election,constitution,parliament,miliband</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58de3708dd2cea63f14d7af772e6cc44.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>=ABOUT THIS EPISODE=

This is a special edition of Pod's law for the General Election, concerning the law and conventions concerning who governs the country in the event of a hung parliament.

If you wish to read more about what we discuss during the show, you might like to look at the following links:

Carl Gardner's Blog: "Ed can enter No. 10 without Nicola’s keys
":
www.headoflegal.com/2015/04/19/ed-can-enter-no-10-without-nicolas-keys/

The Guardian, "Alex Salmond threatens to call election after Scottish parliament rejects SNP's budget":
www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jan/28/scotland-snp

Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/contents/enacted

House of Commons Library, "Hung Parliaments":
http://tinyurl.com/HCL-hung-parliament

Election Forecast website:
www.electionforecast.co.uk

=ABOUT CARL GARDNER=

My guest is Carl Gardner, previously a practicing barrister and government lawyer, presently lecturer at the Open University and legal blogger at www.headoflegal.com.

Carl tweets at www.twitter.com/carlgardner

=ABOUT JULIUS KOMOROWSKI=

I am a practising member of the Scottish bar (an Advocate).  I am a member of Terra Firma Chambers.  You can find out details about me here: www.tinyurl.com/JuliusKo

You can follow me on twitter here: www.twitter.com/podslaw

=ABOUT THE PODCAST=

You can find previous episodes of the podcast online at:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw

You can also find episodes at iTunes at:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes

If you subscribe to iTunes, then you will automatically have new episodes downloaded to your phone or computer once they become available.</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/58de3708dd2cea63f14d7af772e6cc44.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>Hooper on CMP &amp; National Security</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/hooper-on-cmp-national-security</link><description><![CDATA[This episode features an interview with Hayley Hooper, of Homerton College, University of Cambridge on Closed Material Procedure and National Security.<br /><br />You can view her profile here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper</a><br /><br />We discuss the following recent cases:<br /><br />= CF -v- Ministry of Defence =<br /><br />High Court of England & Wales: Queen's Bench Division (Irwin J)<br /><br />14 October 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWHC 3171 (QB)<br /><br />An applicant alleged that the UK government had colluded in torture and other ill-treatment that he had suffered abroad.  He sought to recover damages from the government in a civil action.  It had already been decided that it was necessary to exclude the applicant from parts of the civil trial to protect national security.  The question was what level of detail of the government's defence must be disclosed to the applicant in order for him to have a fair trial of his civil action.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CF-v-MOD-CMP" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CF-v-MOD-CMP</a><br /><br />= VB & ors -v- Westminster Magistrates' Court, Govt. of Rwanda & Crown Prosecution Service =<br /><br />Supreme Court (Lords Neuburger, Mance, Reed, Hughes & Toulson)<br /><br />5 November 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 59<br /><br />The Government of Rwanda sought extradition of certain persons in the United Kingdom.  Those persons claimed that their extradition would expose them to serious harm.  The witnessess necessary to establish this could not be led, they said, if the witnessess thought the Government of Rwanda would become aware of the evidence they had given.  The question was whether the court had any power to employ special measures to avoid this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/VB-v-Rwanda" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/VB-v-Rwanda</a><br /><br />= Carlile -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department =<br /><br />Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lords Kerr, Clarke & Sumption)<br /><br />12 November 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 60<br /><br />A group of MPs and members of the House of Lords wished to host a meeting with a prominent Iranian opposition politician.  The Home Office denied a visa to that politician.  The Home Secretary said granting a visa would damage relations with Iran and might expose the British Embassy to retaliation from the Iranian public.  In assessing whether the interference with the freedom of expression of the politician and parliamentarians was proportionate, what degree of respect should be accorded to the views of the Home Secretary?  How intrusive should review be by the court?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Carlile-v-SSHD" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Carlile-v-SSHD</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/5283776</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:06:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/5283776/final.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This episode features an interview with Hayley Hooper, of Homerton College, University of Cambridge on Closed Material Procedure and National Security.

You can view her profile here: www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper

We discuss the following recent cases:...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode features an interview with Hayley Hooper, of Homerton College, University of Cambridge on Closed Material Procedure and National Security.<br /><br />You can view her profile here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper</a><br /><br />We discuss the following recent cases:<br /><br />= CF -v- Ministry of Defence =<br /><br />High Court of England & Wales: Queen's Bench Division (Irwin J)<br /><br />14 October 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWHC 3171 (QB)<br /><br />An applicant alleged that the UK government had colluded in torture and other ill-treatment that he had suffered abroad.  He sought to recover damages from the government in a civil action.  It had already been decided that it was necessary to exclude the applicant from parts of the civil trial to protect national security.  The question was what level of detail of the government's defence must be disclosed to the applicant in order for him to have a fair trial of his civil action.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CF-v-MOD-CMP" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CF-v-MOD-CMP</a><br /><br />= VB & ors -v- Westminster Magistrates' Court, Govt. of Rwanda & Crown Prosecution Service =<br /><br />Supreme Court (Lords Neuburger, Mance, Reed, Hughes & Toulson)<br /><br />5 November 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 59<br /><br />The Government of Rwanda sought extradition of certain persons in the United Kingdom.  Those persons claimed that their extradition would expose them to serious harm.  The witnessess necessary to establish this could not be led, they said, if the witnessess thought the Government of Rwanda would become aware of the evidence they had given.  The question was whether the court had any power to employ special measures to avoid this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/VB-v-Rwanda" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/VB-v-Rwanda</a><br /><br />= Carlile -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department =<br /><br />Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lords Kerr, Clarke & Sumption)<br /><br />12 November 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 60<br /><br />A group of MPs and members of the House of Lords wished to host a meeting with a prominent Iranian opposition politician.  The Home Office denied a visa to that politician.  The Home Secretary said granting a visa would damage relations with Iran and might expose the British Embassy to retaliation from the Iranian public.  In assessing whether the interference with the freedom of expression of the politician and parliamentarians was proportionate, what degree of respect should be accorded to the views of the Home Secretary?  How intrusive should review be by the court?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Carlile-v-SSHD" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Carlile-v-SSHD</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1662</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>court,law,judgment</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2ef425a81e69f1ebe4f341b1bfb61513.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>This episode features an interview with Hayley Hooper, of Homerton College, University of Cambridge on Closed Material Procedure and National Security.

You can view her profile here: www.tinyurl.com/H-J-Hooper

We discuss the following recent cases:

= CF -v- Ministry of Defence =

High Court of England &amp; Wales: Queen's Bench Division (Irwin J)

14 October 2014

[2014] EWHC 3171 (QB)

An applicant alleged that the UK government had colluded in torture and other ill-treatment that he had suffered abroad.  He sought to recover damages from the government in a civil action.  It had already been decided that it was necessary to exclude the applicant from parts of the civil trial to protect national security.  The question was what level of detail of the government's defence must be disclosed to the applicant in order for him to have a fair trial of his civil action.

www.tinyurl.com/CF-v-MOD-CMP

= VB &amp; ors -v- Westminster Magistrates' Court, Govt. of Rwanda &amp; Crown Prosecution Service =

Supreme Court (Lords Neuburger, Mance, Reed, Hughes &amp; Toulson)

5 November 2014

[2014] UKSC 59

The Government of Rwanda sought extradition of certain persons in the United Kingdom.  Those persons claimed that their extradition would expose them to serious harm.  The witnessess necessary to establish this could not be led, they said, if the witnessess thought the Government of Rwanda would become aware of the evidence they had given.  The question was whether the court had any power to employ special measures to avoid this.

www.tinyurl.com/VB-v-Rwanda

= Carlile -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department =

Supreme Court (Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lords Kerr, Clarke &amp; Sumption)

12 November 2014

[2014] UKSC 60

A group of MPs and members of the House of Lords wished to host a meeting with a prominent Iranian opposition politician.  The Home Office denied a visa to that politician.  The Home Secretary said granting a visa would damage relations with Iran and might expose the British Embassy to retaliation from the Iranian public.  In assessing whether the interference with the freedom of expression of the politician and parliamentarians was proportionate, what degree of respect should be accorded to the views of the Home Secretary?  How intrusive should review be by the court?

www.tinyurl.com/Carlile-v-SSHD

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2ef425a81e69f1ebe4f341b1bfb61513.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>Hay on Employment Law</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/hay-on-employment-law</link><description><![CDATA[The sixth show in the new series is with David Hay, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay</a><br /><br />You can also read the judgment in his recent victory in the EAT here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Swissport-v-Taylor" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Swissport-v-Taylor</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= General Dynamics Information Technology Ltd -v- Carranza =<br /><br />Employment Appeal Tribunal<br /><br />10 October 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKEAT 0107<br /><br />Whether an Employment Tribunal erred in finding that, where a sick and disabled person was subject to disciplinary proceedings due to his absences, a reasonable adjustment would have been to disregard a final written warning for previous absences.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/General-Dynamics-v-Carranza" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/General-Dynamics-v-Carranza</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/5160316</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:36:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/5160316/final.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The sixth show in the new series is with David Hay, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay

You can also read the judgment in his recent victory in the EAT here:...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The sixth show in the new series is with David Hay, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay</a><br /><br />You can also read the judgment in his recent victory in the EAT here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Swissport-v-Taylor" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Swissport-v-Taylor</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= General Dynamics Information Technology Ltd -v- Carranza =<br /><br />Employment Appeal Tribunal<br /><br />10 October 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKEAT 0107<br /><br />Whether an Employment Tribunal erred in finding that, where a sick and disabled person was subject to disciplinary proceedings due to his absences, a reasonable adjustment would have been to disregard a final written warning for previous absences.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/General-Dynamics-v-Carranza" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/General-Dynamics-v-Carranza</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1712</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>discrimination,law,equality,employment,disability</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b466a8c11c32760b04033f9a908203b.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>The sixth show in the new series is with David Hay, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/David-JP-Hay

You can also read the judgment in his recent victory in the EAT here: www.tinyurl.com/Swissport-v-Taylor

We discuss the following case:

= General Dynamics Information Technology Ltd -v- Carranza =

Employment Appeal Tribunal

10 October 2014

[2014] UKEAT 0107

Whether an Employment Tribunal erred in finding that, where a sick and disabled person was subject to disciplinary proceedings due to his absences, a reasonable adjustment would have been to disregard a final written warning for previous absences.

www.tinyurl.com/General-Dynamics-v-Carranza

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/podslawjk

You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3b466a8c11c32760b04033f9a908203b.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>Mullan on Criminal Evidence</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/mullan-on-criminal-evidence</link><description><![CDATA[The fifth show in our series is with Owen Mullan, Advocate, of Mackinnon Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk" rel="noopener">www.mullanadvocate.co.uk</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= Beurskens v HM Advocate =<br /><br />Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary<br /><br />26 February 2013<br /><br />[2014] HJAC 99<br /><br />Were signed statements taken by police officers on the instructions of the procurator fiscal "precognitions" and therefore inadmissable as evidence?<br /><br />Judgment: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Beurskens-v-HMA" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/Beurskens-v-HMA</a><br /><br />Owen's blog: <a href="http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk/beurskens-v-hma-precognition-or-statement/" rel="noopener">http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk/beurskens-v-hma-precognition-or-statement/</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/5044895</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:40:47 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/5044895/mullan_on_criminal_evidence.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The fifth show in our series is with Owen Mullan, Advocate, of Mackinnon Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.mullanadvocate.co.uk

We discuss the following case:

= Beurskens v HM Advocate =

Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary

26...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The fifth show in our series is with Owen Mullan, Advocate, of Mackinnon Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk" rel="noopener">www.mullanadvocate.co.uk</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= Beurskens v HM Advocate =<br /><br />Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary<br /><br />26 February 2013<br /><br />[2014] HJAC 99<br /><br />Were signed statements taken by police officers on the instructions of the procurator fiscal "precognitions" and therefore inadmissable as evidence?<br /><br />Judgment: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/Beurskens-v-HMA" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/Beurskens-v-HMA</a><br /><br />Owen's blog: <a href="http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk/beurskens-v-hma-precognition-or-statement/" rel="noopener">http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk/beurskens-v-hma-precognition-or-statement/</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1734</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>scotland,crime,evidence,justiciary,precognition</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f769ad5dae635d947bc2d3d968051d13.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>The fifth show in our series is with Owen Mullan, Advocate, of Mackinnon Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.mullanadvocate.co.uk

We discuss the following case:

= Beurskens v HM Advocate =

Appeal Court, High Court of Justiciary

26 February 2013

[2014] HJAC 99

Were signed statements taken by police officers on the instructions of the procurator fiscal "precognitions" and therefore inadmissable as evidence?

Judgment: http://tinyurl.com/Beurskens-v-HMA

Owen's blog: http://www.mullanadvocate.co.uk/beurskens-v-hma-precognition-or-statement/

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:

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You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f769ad5dae635d947bc2d3d968051d13.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>McAlpine on Child Law</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/mcalpine-on-child-law</link><description><![CDATA[The fourth show in our series is with Scott McAlpine, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine</a><br /><br />We discuss the following cases:<br /><br />= S, Petitioners =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />9 May 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 43; 2014 Fam LR 23<br /><br />Whether ECHR, Article 8 considerations relevant to whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with.<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners</a><br /><br />= JM v Taylor =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />10 July 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 62<br /><br />In what circumstances is it expedient to pursue an appeal against a decision of the children's panel to the Inner House?<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor</a><br /><br />= JS v Mulrooney =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />29 July 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 70<br /><br />In a hearing for determining whether grounds of referral to a children's hearing are established, what does the sheriff's duty to give reasons consist of?  In an appeal against that sheriff's decision, when can the Inner House interfere?<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/4938497</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:52:23 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/4938497/mcalpine_on_child_law.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The fourth show in our series is with Scott McAlpine, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine

We discuss the following cases:

= S, Petitioners =

Inner House, Court of Session

9 May 2014...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The fourth show in our series is with Scott McAlpine, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine</a><br /><br />We discuss the following cases:<br /><br />= S, Petitioners =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />9 May 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 43; 2014 Fam LR 23<br /><br />Whether ECHR, Article 8 considerations relevant to whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with.<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners</a><br /><br />= JM v Taylor =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />10 July 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 62<br /><br />In what circumstances is it expedient to pursue an appeal against a decision of the children's panel to the Inner House?<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor</a><br /><br />= JS v Mulrooney =<br /><br />Inner House, Court of Session<br /><br />29 July 2014<br /><br />[2014] CSIH 70<br /><br />In a hearing for determining whether grounds of referral to a children's hearing are established, what does the sheriff's duty to give reasons consist of?  In an appeal against that sheriff's decision, when can the Inner House interfere?<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney" rel="noopener">http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/podslawjk" rel="noopener">www.facebook.com/podslawjk</a><br /><br />You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1776</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>children,child,court,scotland,law</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a241dc510bff68cfabbdbeb9b3c67978.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>The fourth show in our series is with Scott McAlpine, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine

We discuss the following cases:

= S, Petitioners =

Inner House, Court of Session

9 May 2014

[2014] CSIH 43; 2014 Fam LR 23

Whether ECHR, Article 8 considerations relevant to whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with.

http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners

= JM v Taylor =

Inner House, Court of Session

10 July 2014

[2014] CSIH 62

In what circumstances is it expedient to pursue an appeal against a decision of the children's panel to the Inner House?

http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor

= JS v Mulrooney =

Inner House, Court of Session

29 July 2014

[2014] CSIH 70

In a hearing for determining whether grounds of referral to a children's hearing are established, what does the sheriff's duty to give reasons consist of?  In an appeal against that sheriff's decision, when can the Inner House interfere?

http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/podslawjk

You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a241dc510bff68cfabbdbeb9b3c67978.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>Leighton on Detention (Article 5, ECHR)</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/leighton-on-detention-article-5-echr</link><description><![CDATA[The third show in our new series is with David Leighton, Advocate, of Hastie Stable. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= P v Cheshire West and Cheshire Council ("Cheshire West") =<br /><br />Supreme Court of the United Kingdom<br /><br />19 March 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 19<br /><br />Whether and in what circumstances individuals with learning disabilities, cared for in a residential setting, were detained in terms of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 5.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CheshireWest" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CheshireWest</a><br /><br />At the end of the podcast I also mention:<br /><br />= Re X (deprivation of liberty) =<br /><br />Court of Protection of England & Wales<br /><br />7 August 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWCOP 25<br /><br />In what manner should the cases of those who must be regarded as being detained following the Cheshire West judgment be reviewed by the Court of Protection?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/X-Deprivation" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/X-Deprivation</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/4836761</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:24:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/4836761/podcast_final.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The third show in our new series is with David Leighton, Advocate, of Hastie Stable. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton

We discuss the following case:

= P v Cheshire West and Cheshire Council ("Cheshire West") =

Supreme...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The third show in our new series is with David Leighton, Advocate, of Hastie Stable. You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= P v Cheshire West and Cheshire Council ("Cheshire West") =<br /><br />Supreme Court of the United Kingdom<br /><br />19 March 2014<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 19<br /><br />Whether and in what circumstances individuals with learning disabilities, cared for in a residential setting, were detained in terms of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 5.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CheshireWest" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CheshireWest</a><br /><br />At the end of the podcast I also mention:<br /><br />= Re X (deprivation of liberty) =<br /><br />Court of Protection of England & Wales<br /><br />7 August 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWCOP 25<br /><br />In what manner should the cases of those who must be regarded as being detained following the Cheshire West judgment be reviewed by the Court of Protection?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/X-Deprivation" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/X-Deprivation</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1778</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>court,law,supreme,detention,echr</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d47fe9bb5bebcb387b407d3010c4c66.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>The third show in our new series is with David Leighton, Advocate, of Hastie Stable. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/DavidLeighton

We discuss the following case:

= P v Cheshire West and Cheshire Council ("Cheshire West") =

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

19 March 2014

[2014] UKSC 19

Whether and in what circumstances individuals with learning disabilities, cared for in a residential setting, were detained in terms of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 5.

www.tinyurl.com/CheshireWest

At the end of the podcast I also mention:

= Re X (deprivation of liberty) =

Court of Protection of England &amp; Wales

7 August 2014

[2014] EWCOP 25

In what manner should the cases of those who must be regarded as being detained following the Cheshire West judgment be reviewed by the Court of Protection?

www.tinyurl.com/X-Deprivation

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3d47fe9bb5bebcb387b407d3010c4c66.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>Stark on Assisted Suicide</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/stark-on-assisted-suicide</link><description><![CDATA[The second show in our new series is with Dr Findlay Stark of Jesus College, University of Cambridge.  You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark</a><br /><br />You can also follow Dr Stark on twitter here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/findlaystark" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/findlaystark</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= R (o.t.a. Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice =<br /><br />Supreme Court of the United Kingdom<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 38<br /><br />Whether the blanket ban on assisted suicide contained in the Suicide Act 1961 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether the Director of  Public Prosecutions was required by Article 8 to give more precise guidance as to when prosecutions of assisted suicide would ensue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/4729017</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 18:36:35 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/4729017/main_mono.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The second show in our new series is with Dr Findlay Stark of Jesus College, University of Cambridge.  You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark

You can also follow Dr Stark on twitter here:

www.twitter.com/findlaystark

We...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The second show in our new series is with Dr Findlay Stark of Jesus College, University of Cambridge.  You can find out about him here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark</a><br /><br />You can also follow Dr Stark on twitter here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/findlaystark" rel="noopener">www.twitter.com/findlaystark</a><br /><br />We discuss the following case:<br /><br />= R (o.t.a. Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice =<br /><br />Supreme Court of the United Kingdom<br /><br />[2014] UKSC 38<br /><br />Whether the blanket ban on assisted suicide contained in the Suicide Act 1961 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether the Director of  Public Prosecutions was required by Article 8 to give more precise guidance as to when prosecutions of assisted suicide would ensue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1749</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>suicide,court,law,euthanasia,nicklinson</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f269dec9997c185ac36d774b78564449.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>The second show in our new series is with Dr Findlay Stark of Jesus College, University of Cambridge.  You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark

You can also follow Dr Stark on twitter here:

www.twitter.com/findlaystark

We discuss the following case:

= R (o.t.a. Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice =

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

[2014] UKSC 38

Whether the blanket ban on assisted suicide contained in the Suicide Act 1961 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether the Director of  Public Prosecutions was required by Article 8 to give more precise guidance as to when prosecutions of assisted suicide would ensue.

www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f269dec9997c185ac36d774b78564449.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item><item><title>McCluskey on Crime</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/user/5745794/new-series-mccluskey-on-crime</link><description><![CDATA[Our new series begins with an interview with Niall McCluskey, Advocate.  Niall is a member of Black Chambers.<br /><br />You can view his profile here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC</a><br /><br />We discuss the following recent cases:<br /><br />= Guardian News and Media Ltd -v- AB & CD =<br /><br />Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (Gross LJ, Simon & Burnett JJ)<br /><br />12 June 2014<br /><br />Whether a terrorism trial could be held with the public and press entirely excluded from proceedings, and the identity of the accused withheld.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/terrorism-trial" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/terrorism-trial</a><br /><br />= R -v- Crawley =<br /><br />Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (President of the Queen's Bench Division (Leveson), Davis & Treacy LJJ)<br /><br />21 May 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWCA Crim 1028<br /><br />Whether a complex fraud trial should be stopped in view of difficulties in obtaining counsel willing to appear for the accused.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CoA-legal-aid" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CoA-legal-aid</a><br /><br />= Bruce Smith -v- Procurator Fiscal, Aberdeen =<br /><br />High Court of Justiciary (Lady Smith, Lady Clark of Calton, Lord Philip)<br /><br />10 April 2014<br /><br />[2014] HJAC 25<br /><br />Whether accused who possessed a souvenir knuckle-duster and baton bought abroad on holiday had a reasonable excuse for its possession in transit to his home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/souvenir-weapons" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/souvenir-weapons</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced.  You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/4615191</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:23:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure length="0" type="audio/mpeg" url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/4615191/show_final.mp3"/><itunes:author>Julius Komorowski</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Our new series begins with an interview with Niall McCluskey, Advocate.  Niall is a member of Black Chambers.

You can view his profile here: www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC

We discuss the following recent cases:

= Guardian News and Media Ltd -v- AB &amp; CD =...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our new series begins with an interview with Niall McCluskey, Advocate.  Niall is a member of Black Chambers.<br /><br />You can view his profile here: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC</a><br /><br />We discuss the following recent cases:<br /><br />= Guardian News and Media Ltd -v- AB & CD =<br /><br />Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (Gross LJ, Simon & Burnett JJ)<br /><br />12 June 2014<br /><br />Whether a terrorism trial could be held with the public and press entirely excluded from proceedings, and the identity of the accused withheld.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/terrorism-trial" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/terrorism-trial</a><br /><br />= R -v- Crawley =<br /><br />Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (President of the Queen's Bench Division (Leveson), Davis & Treacy LJJ)<br /><br />21 May 2014<br /><br />[2014] EWCA Crim 1028<br /><br />Whether a complex fraud trial should be stopped in view of difficulties in obtaining counsel willing to appear for the accused.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/CoA-legal-aid" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/CoA-legal-aid</a><br /><br />= Bruce Smith -v- Procurator Fiscal, Aberdeen =<br /><br />High Court of Justiciary (Lady Smith, Lady Clark of Calton, Lord Philip)<br /><br />10 April 2014<br /><br />[2014] HJAC 25<br /><br />Whether accused who possessed a souvenir knuckle-duster and baton bought abroad on holiday had a reasonable excuse for its possession in transit to his home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/souvenir-weapons" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/souvenir-weapons</a><br /><br />== About the series ==<br /><br />You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced.  You can also subscribe through iTunes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes" rel="noopener">www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1711</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>scotland,law,crime,terrorism,justiciary</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48bc0c44238ac3def8f67a2fcdf2ae53.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><googleplay:author>Julius Komorowski</googleplay:author><googleplay:description>Our new series begins with an interview with Niall McCluskey, Advocate.  Niall is a member of Black Chambers.

You can view his profile here: www.tinyurl.com/NiallMcC

We discuss the following recent cases:

= Guardian News and Media Ltd -v- AB &amp; CD =

Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (Gross LJ, Simon &amp; Burnett JJ)

12 June 2014

Whether a terrorism trial could be held with the public and press entirely excluded from proceedings, and the identity of the accused withheld.

www.tinyurl.com/terrorism-trial

= R -v- Crawley =

Court of Appeal: Criminal Division (President of the Queen's Bench Division (Leveson), Davis &amp; Treacy LJJ)

21 May 2014

[2014] EWCA Crim 1028

Whether a complex fraud trial should be stopped in view of difficulties in obtaining counsel willing to appear for the accused.

www.tinyurl.com/CoA-legal-aid

= Bruce Smith -v- Procurator Fiscal, Aberdeen =

High Court of Justiciary (Lady Smith, Lady Clark of Calton, Lord Philip)

10 April 2014

[2014] HJAC 25

Whether accused who possessed a souvenir knuckle-duster and baton bought abroad on holiday had a reasonable excuse for its possession in transit to his home.

www.tinyurl.com/souvenir-weapons

== About the series ==

You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced.  You can also subscribe through iTunes:

www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes</googleplay:description><googleplay:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/48bc0c44238ac3def8f67a2fcdf2ae53.jpg"/><googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit><author>julius.komorowski@advocates.org.uk (Julius Komorowski)</author></item></channel></rss>