The law applies to us all. Leading UK barrister Tom Cross KC examines what the law has to say on the social, cultural, and ethical issues of the day.
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“It’s going to disappear”.
Sarah Vine KC tells Tom that with fewer jury trials, ordinary language will be phased out of the courtroom, with an adverse effect on open justice and journalism.
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“Being offended is not the same as being harmed”.
Stephen Evans of the @NatSecSoc discusses the limits of permitted speech in the public space on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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“There needs to be an alliance”.
Tom suggests an approach to speech in the public space on the latest episode of Cross Examination, available wherever you get your podcasts:
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"What do you do when you have two people who find each other offensive?”
@BrynHarris6, Chief Legal Counsel at @SpeechUnion, gives Tom his answer on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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“Just have the courage to publish, if you can stand on your story”.
Iain Wilson, Managing Partner at Brett Wilson, tells Tom why he thinks anti-SLAPP laws go too far on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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“This isn’t a law designed to kill off defamation claims.”
Matthew Gill, defamation lawyer at Good Law Project, argues for keeping and extending anti-SLAPP laws on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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"It would be a small stroke of the draftsman’s pen to fix."
On this week's Cross Examination Podcast, Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates Ltd argues for extending anti-SLAPP law to allegations of serious sexual offences.
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“The justification exercise is actually difficult to overcome”.
James Murray and Robert Lewis analyse the laws around belief discrimination in the workplace in the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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“We’ve lost the culture of disagreeing well”.
James Murray tells Tom why he thinks free speech claims are on the rise on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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“Society is just becoming more polarised”.
On the latest episode of Cross Examination, Robert Lewis of @Mishcon_de_Reya suggests why more free speech disputes in the workplace are occurring.
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“It’s going to disappear."
Sarah Vine KC tells Tom that with fewer jury trials, ordinary language will be phased out of the courtroom, with an adverse effect on open justice and journalism.
The latest episode of Cross Examination is available now: pod.link/1709853053
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“Every time this material is shared, it is a re-victimisation.”
Emily Harman talks to Tom about gaps in legal protections for people whose intimate images are leaked online on the latest Cross Examination.
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“Driving women out of public life has become a particular concern”.
Clare McGlynn, professor of law @durham_uni discusses deepfakes and online abuse of women with Tom on the new series of Cross Examination.
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Democracy is not just about the right to vote. It’s also about access to information and the ability for ordinary people to speak the language of power. It’s why translating the Bible into English was so frightening for the establishment
“It’s going to disappear”.
Sarah Vine KC tells Tom that with fewer jury trials, ordinary language will be phased out of the courtroom, with an adverse effect on open justice and journalism.
The latest episode of Cross Examination is available now:
pod.link/1709853053
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This is such a good point about language:
“It’s going to disappear”.
Sarah Vine KC tells Tom that with fewer jury trials, ordinary language will be phased out of the courtroom, with an adverse effect on open justice and journalism.
The latest episode of Cross Examination is available now:
pod.link/1709853053
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Wise words about jury trials from the ever brilliant Sarah Vine KC (no not that Sarah Vine). @CrossExaminePod is an unmissable legal pod from the equally brilliant Tom Cross KC (who acts for @SexMattersOrg in the Hampstead Ponds case & represented @EHRC in the @GoodLawProject JR)
“It’s going to disappear”.
Sarah Vine KC tells Tom that with fewer jury trials, ordinary language will be phased out of the courtroom, with an adverse effect on open justice and journalism.
The latest episode of Cross Examination is available now:
pod.link/1709853053
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For anyone interested in the jury debate, well worth listening to Tom Cross KC’s interview with Flora Page KC
We are lucky enough to have Tom as one of the trustees of @MedcanFamily charity, so know first hand how good he is at teasing out complexities
“I felt that I couldn’t stand by”.
Flora Page KC tells Tom why she quit the Legal Services Board over the government's proposed jury reforms on the latest episode of Cross Examination.
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