S01E01 - Contempt of court and celebs charged with sex offences




Northpod Law & UKCLB Podcasts show

Summary: Listen to the show here.  The blog, run by Dan, Lyndon and Sara, ventures into the world of podcasting.  Lyndon kicks off the first show with a discussion of contempt of court - what can you say on social media about on-going criminal cases?  Joining him, Kim Evans (@lifeincustody) guest-co-hosts as Dan Bunting and Sara Williams were unavailable / had betters offers elsewhere. Lyndon and Kim have a look (as far as is permitted) at the current, on-going, cases of Rolf Harris, Bill Roach and Michael Le Vell with reference to the contempt rules.  Milly Bancroft - @_MillyMoo - joins in the discussion to explore why jurors commit contempt and how best to tackle what is clearly a growing problem.  If you’d like us to discuss a particular topic or issue in next week’s show, then get in touch: @uk_criminal_law or ukcrimeblog@gmail.com Links: ‘Predatory 13 year old girl’ - transcript of THAT hearing - not quite as it first seemed. Law Commission report on Contempt of Court [19 December 2012]