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A Lawyer TalksEssential updates on the law from Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon), the UK's most experienced full-time legal commentator. Enemies of the People? is his most recent book. See also: joshuarozenberg.com Author: Joshua Rozenberg
Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) is Britain's most experienced commentator on the law. This new podcast complements the daily updates he publishes on A Lawyer Writes. rozenberg.substack.com Language: en Genres: Government, News, News Commentary Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Sunday, 12 April, 2026
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rozenberg.substack.comA former chair of the bar has called for a wide-ranging review of the way that expert evidence is used in the courts of England and Wales. Speaking to one of the City of London livery companies just before Easter, Sam Townend KC said the use of experts had led to “something of a crisis in judicial and public confidence”. He told the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators that the development of the professional expert witness in recent years challenged the principle that such evidence should be independent. As examples, he referred to the trial of Lucy Letby and the use of psychologists in family cases where so-called “parental alienation” has been alleged.Townend’s lecture will be published later in the summer. In the meantime, he has been speaking about his concerns in the latest episode of A Lawyer Talks.My regular podcast is a bonus for paying subscribers to A Lawyer Writes. Everyone else can hear a short taster by clicking the ► symbol on the graphic at the top of this page.
