Latest Englishlaw Podcast Episodes
S1E42 - Baby Reindeer - Spoilers/ Sexual Offences Act 2003 and 1956
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - May 10, 2024 11:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThird warning. In this episode there are show spoilers. There is also a discussion on the old law of rape/ sexual offences, male rape and how that did not used to be an offence, spousal rape and how that did not used to be an offence. We also talk about stalking and what the 'Real life Martha' m...
S1E41 - Hugh Grant settles
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - April 19, 2024 10:07 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThere is an annoying whistling coming from Mr Kehoe's office. Can the polymath, academic, former barrister with a post graduate European Law degree figure out a simple solution so that we don't have to listen to it for 45 mins? Spoiler alert: No. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-po...
S1E40 - Imposter Syndrome
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - March 27, 2024 19:08 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes What is imposter syndrome? Do you suffer from it? Are you worried that you don't suffer from it and maybe you should? More to the point what does all this have to do with Kehoe having to follow Baroness Hale, former President of the Supreme Court, speaking at an event for women in...
S1E39 - The Jury Channel 4 TV Show
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - March 05, 2024 12:47 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingListener John asked a question which we answer in this episode.
S1E38 - DPP v King
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - February 09, 2024 11:59 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFriend of a friend has had his quad bike confiscated. Can he get it back before the police dispose of it?
S1E37 - Can you assault someone without touching them?
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - January 24, 2024 15:11 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingParty time as the boys have been promised a gift by a listener! Unsurprisingly, they decide to do another listener suggested episode as they have little moral fibre and are willing to sell themselves to any bidder. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast ...
S1E36 - Post Office Scandal
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - January 11, 2024 11:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHappy New Year. Good episode this one, we talk about the Post office scandal and a pub in Bolton called Fanny's which (as you might guess) gets us a little sidetracked. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
S1E35 - Automatism
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - December 15, 2023 14:01 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis ep is about some legal stuff, but seriously, Automatism is a great name for a band. Anyone able to play anything and want to join? I can play a bit of guitar and Kehoe can too but he will probably want to play a balalaika or a sitar or something equally wacky. Probably need a lead singer (...
S1E34 - How much does a Judge Earn?
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - December 01, 2023 13:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTwo Intergalactic former Space smugglers, do battle with an evil Empire and also kind of chat about the law (a bit)
S1E33 - Rwanda Special: The Supreme Court v The Prime Minister
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - November 16, 2023 12:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStop the boats, don't stop the boats baby, stop the boats, don't tip the boat over. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
S1E32 - Mental Health Act 1983 s.136
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - November 03, 2023 10:32 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes A listener question from a copper called Blue Anon. and a problem she frequently encounters whilst working as a police officer in the North of England. Also, lots of whingeing, a book recommendation and an idea for where the Govt could detain people who are mentally ill and a dang...
S1E31 - Campaign Against Anti-Semitism v DPP
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - October 12, 2023 11:46 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes Shitification, Suella writes (and wrongs) and to quote The Beastie Boys, some other bullshit. https://www.2harecourt.com/training-knowledge/the-campaign-against-anti-semitism-v-dpp/ Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pine...
S1E30 - Braverman and Brand.
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - September 27, 2023 12:16 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes What does Kehoe eat for his dinner? Plus what bollocks is the Home Sec involved with now, and a former barrister's POV about Russel Brand. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
S1E29 - Lucy Letby
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - September 15, 2023 11:13 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes Should defendants have to face their victims and the family of their victims in court? Former barrister and University lecturer Chris Kehoe outlines the many problems associated with this idea, suggests why both the conservatives and labour seem keen to pursue it, and also discuss...
S1E28 - Greenwood, Binns, Woolmington.
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - August 24, 2023 14:43 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes Mason Greenwood was "Cleared of all charges" according to statements from Manchester United and Mason Greenwood himself earlier this week. Was he? Comedian Tom Binns received a suspended sentence last week. Does this mean he was guilty or innocent or somewhere in between of the of...
S1E27 - Illegal Migration Act
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - August 02, 2023 12:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes This episode stems from a question from listener Toby Grier. We, (0h alright then), Kehoe, also answers the seemingly logical question, "Why when you are charged for murder, are you not also tried for attempted murder" posed by listener Gary Dugdale. If you have a question for us...
S1E26 - Carla Foster
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - July 19, 2023 16:53 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes The tragic case of the woman who aborted her unborn foetus at 34 weeks during lockdown, sentencing, the inadequacy of the very old law, suggestions for improvements and also further cases in this area. Elsewhere, we have been contacted by a person who has featured in two past epi...
S1E25 - What is a Newton Hearing?
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - July 06, 2023 12:19 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEpisode Notes What is a Newton Hearing and how does it relate to the ongoing case of comedian Tom Binns? Elsewhere the boys discuss squirrels and anal. Find out more at https://barely-legal-comedy-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
R v Bowden (1999) and other cases around indecent images
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - January 20, 2023 12:37 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEarlier this month Tom Binns, a comedian whom both Chris and Alex know, admitted in court to five counts of "Making" and one count of "possessing" indecent images of children. Whar exactly does "Making" indecent images of children mean? What is the case law surrounding this topic? How has the l...
S1E24 - Part 2 Asylum and the CPS (no, not that CPS)
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - December 09, 2022 09:32 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJust what disingenuous, tiresome, underhanded bollocks are the Home Office up to now?
Part 1 Asylum: What is a refugee/ person seeking asylum?
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - November 02, 2022 16:04 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat is a refugee? When is a terrorist not a terrorist? Is the Home Secretary to blame for a recent terrorist attack which led to a man's death? With thanks to @nataliehusdan
S1E23 - Throwing Soup at Sunflowers/ footballer granted bail
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - October 21, 2022 12:58 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs this Kehoe's final episode before we get in a younger, sexier, woman-ier replacement in? I hope so. In the meantime he looks at the soup throwing Criminal Damage case from the news this week. What is the charge, what are the possible please and defences and what will the likely penalty be? ...
S1E22 - Unlawful Acts Manslaughter Part Two
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - October 05, 2022 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKehoe finishes what he started (weeks ago). He did forget his mic though so let's not get too carried away.
S1E21 - Police arrest heckler in Scotland and protester with blank paper in London
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - September 14, 2022 15:51 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHeckler in Scotland arrested as Queen's funeral car passes. Man in London arrested for holding up a blank piece of paper 'In case' he wrote something with an anti-monarchy message on it. Are we finally living in a right-wing/ dystopian/ fascist dictatorship? Did tthe above events actually even...
S1E20 - Police and Firearms, death of the Queen, new PM.
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - September 09, 2022 14:40 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith all the news this week (death of the Monarch, new PM) you may have missed the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba (24) in Streatham Hill London at the hands of the police. As Chris is a barrister who is attached to the police, he guides us through the relevant laws surrounding the use of lethal f...
S1E19 - Unlawful Act Manslaughter Part 1
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - August 25, 2022 16:09 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingChris talks about his day in court, the upcoming barrister strike and reveals how a discussion with a female police officer in one of his cases leads to us starting a new topic, unlawful act manslaughter.
Free Speech in Comedy: The Law
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - August 04, 2022 08:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJust what can you say on stage? Is there a wokeist cabal running the industry? Are right wingers against market forces? Are there actually any leftist comedians anyway? Should comedy be unleashed or leashed or is it all just a cynical marketing ploy? Plus discussions on Sovereignty, how and wh...
S1E18 - Free Speech in Comedy: The Law
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - August 04, 2022 08:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJust what can you say on stage? Is there a wokeist cabal running the industry? Are right wingers against market forces? Are there actually any leftist comedians anyway? Should comedy be unleashed or leashed or is it all just a cynical marketing ploy? Plus discussions on Sovereignty, how and whe...
S1E17 - R v Mansfield (2022)
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - July 23, 2022 11:44 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA very recent and tragic manslaughter case involving a s.4 (suicide pact) defence from The Homicide Act (1957). Barrister Chris takes us through the tragic facts and the excellent judgement from Mr Justice Goose. It is a horrible case, but the police, the prosecution, the judge and jury all w...
R v Mansfield (2022)
Barely Legal Comedy Podcast - July 23, 2022 11:44 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA very recent and tragic manslaughter case involving a s.4 (suicide pact) defence from The Homicide Act (1957). Barrister Chris takes us through the tragic facts and the excellent judgement from Mr Justice Goose. It is a horrible case, but the police, the prosecution, the judge and jury all...
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