Things We Missed Over the Summer

A new series by Clive Coleman -  Every Case Tells a Story, started in June on the BBC with three 28 minute episodes :

• Treason on Trial (1945 trial of « Lord Haw-Haw »)
• The Case Against Slavery (1772 Somersett Case)
• The Case of Kolkata (2005 case to decide who founded the city)

Elsewhere, Clive Coleman spoke to judges on the subject of diversity in the judiciary. A downloadable version can be found here. 4 min 34 sec, transcript available.

On the subject of the judiciary in England and Wales, BBC’s Law in Action had a programme in June entitled Courts on Trial. 28 min, no transcript. Law in Action will be back with a new series of episodes in November.