Cases that changed everything: Recent Episodes
The Law Society
A series of podcasts looking at three recent cases that had a material impact on freedom, rights and our democracy - for better or worse.
In 2019, the prime minister Boris Johnson took the decision to prorogue parliament from 10 September with the intention of it lasting until 14 October. This podcast explores the Supreme Court's judgment and what this means for defending democracy.
UNISON decided to challenge the government’s decision to introduce employment tribunal fees in the courts. This podcast explores UNISON’s fight for rights and what the Supreme Court’s judgment means for access to justice.
In 2018, the Supreme Court of the UK decamped to Belfast for the first time in its history, to listen to a dispute was between a gay rights activist, who wanted to take a cake with “support gay marriage” inscribed on it to a party, and the evangelical Christian owners of a bakery, who declined his order.