Episode 15 - Prove It! How persuaded must we be in law?
Send us a text message with feedback It's well known that for someone to be found guilty of a crime, the decision-maker must be persuaded "beyond a reasonable doubt". This is the standard of proof. ...
21 Sep 202410min
Episode 14 - Who Ya Gonna Trust?
Send us a text message with feedback Who should I trust? If your answer is no one, the world would be a more difficult and expensive place. Wherever someone does something on your behalf you might h...
11 Sep 202410min
Episode 13 - Equity and the Sad Case of Mr Stubbings
Send us a text message with feedback In this episode we look at the body of judge-made law called Equity, which emerged in England as a separate body of case law from "the common law". Whereas common...
28 Aug 202410min
Episode 12 - What is "The Common Law"?
Send us a text message with feedback We keep hearing about "the common law", but what exactly is it? In this episode, we look at three separate meanings. First, the common law describes a whole le...
11 Aug 202411min
Episode 11 - At last, they ask "What is Law?"
Send us a text message with feedback Any competent lawyer should be able to say what is the law on a given topic in their area of expertise. However, most lawyers find it surprisingly difficult to an...
29 Jul 20248min
10. What is Justice?
Send us a text message with feedback In this episode, not daunted by their previous challenge to explain basic legal concepts clearly, the Two Steves take on the big one: What is Justice? Most lawyer...
12 Jul 202410min
9. Why Do People Obey The Law?
Send us a text message with feedback Myths abound about crime rates and law-breaking. In fact, some kinds of crime are going down and others are probably going up. A more interesting question is why...
1 Jul 20248min
8. Corporations
Send us a text message with feedback There is almost nothing we do in our everyday lives that does not involve corporations or companies. From small family companies to global corporations which are ...
15 Jun 202410min
