Memories of Brexit, the Palestine Action Appeal, and Reforming the Law of Homicide
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Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC discuss the impact of Brexit on the UK legal system, Labour party politics, and the reform of homicide law.
With the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum upon us, Ken Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KC begin the episode with a reminder of actor Danny Dyer’s memorable thoughts on “this whole Brexit thing” and his unflattering assessment of David Cameron’s role in enabling our departure from the EU, before they reflect on what the impact of Brexit has been on the UK legal system. Ken and Tim then discuss how the interregnum between Keir Starmer’s resignation and the imminent arrival of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister has brought uncertainty in relation to who Burnham will appoint as the new Justice Secretary and Attorney General on the basis that neither David Lammy nor Richard Hermer seem likely to remain in their current jobs. What, if any, impact will a Burnham premiership have on the future of Labour’s jury trial reforms in the Courts and Tribunals Bill given Burnham’s publicly expressed concern that the government “should proceed with huge caution and do not take away something that’s a lynchpin of a fair society.” The duo comment on the arguments advanced by Palestine Action in support of their unsuccessful application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal to the Supreme…
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