Will the Lindsay Clancy case get closure?

At the beginning of last week, a mystery celebrity lost the battle for an injunction against two major press organisations. Yesterday, it was revealed that the celebrity in question was David Walliams, who has been accused of both sexual misconduct and potential criminal activity. We got together last week to talk injunctions, and whether, in this case, it was right for the media to have won. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The disgraced comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for rape and sexual assault offences. It brings to an end a trial that has captivated the world's media and proven the challenge that victims face in bringing forward allegations. In this extra episode of Law & Disorder, Nicholas Mostyn and Helena Kennedy pore over the judge's sentencing remarks to better understand the term that Brand is facing behind bars, and look at whether there's a better way to achieve justice for victims of sexual offences who are so often left frustrated by the system.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So, America has voted and has strongly repudiated the second presidency of Donald Trump. Having lost control of the House and the Senate, what's next for the beleaguered President? Will he be content with his position as a lame duck? Or will we see further uses – and debasements of – executive power? Helena Kennedy, Charlie Falconer and Nicholas Mostyn gather, in the aftermath of a momentous night, to discuss. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Nick and Charlie were away in Ireland (see 'LIVE from Kilkenny Festival'..), Helena was in Strasbourg at the European Court of Human Rights. As a representative of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, our co-host visited the French city to make a statement in a case brought to the court on the issue of the lost Ukrainian children, with a particular focus on the theft of their identities on the part of the Russian Government. We wonder, with so many missing children, an ongoing war, and a troublesome president, what will this case achieve?Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Ewan Cameron and Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're coming to you live from the Financial Remedies Conference 2026! For this special episode, we're joined by Greg Howe, founding director and senior family law practitioner at Howe Jenkin Family Lawyers & Mediators in Adelaide, Australia, and Graeme Fraser, who leads family law at William Sturges and is chair of Resolution’s Cohabitation Committee. We're following up on a previous episode, in which we discussed whether the British Government might legislate in favour of a fairer end to relationships. Our expert guests tell us what the future has in store and why.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're sharing our live podcast recorded at Kilkenny Festival at the end of September. We visited Ireland to discuss the legal principle of liberty, specifically with regards to its application to the women detained in the Magdalene Laundries, with help from former Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland, Marie Baker.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the law say about industrial farming? Pigs are regularly being slaughtered via torturous exposure to carbon dioxide gas, despite stipulations that the animals must not undergo unnecessary harm. Although, the alternatives are not much less brutal.. So what is considered necessary harm? And when should the Government be taking action? Joining us to debate the ethics (and the law!) of the issue is CEO of Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're divided over the abolition of the Chancery Division. Should we be preserving this historical title, or should we embracing the new 'Business and Property Division' (effective October 1)? Joining us this week is the Former Lord High Chancellor, Robert Buckland, to encourage us to consider the value of the law's legacy. Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad, Ewan Cameron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has received international public interest both for the questions it raises around postnatal wellbeing and support, as well as the recent declaration of a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. In January 2023, Clancy, a former neonatal and delivery nurse, had been accused of strangling her three children, all five-and-under. Earlier this month, the murder trial saw a split jury, 11-1, which has meant the case is yet to see closure. Now, we can but sit tight, and confer as to what might come next.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad, Ewan Cameron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recently released Channel 4 documentary exposed footage of Nigel Farage and other Reform UK party members celebrating secret new foreign donations, thanks to undercover filming by investigative journalism group Verbatim. Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office in the House of Lords, Baroness Simone Finn joined us at short notice to discuss the possible legal ramifications of these funding arrangements and express our dismay at the erosion of 'honorable' party politics.Law and Disorder is a Podot podcast.Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.Executive Producer and editor: Nick Hilton.Associate Producers: Lulu Goad, Ewan Cameron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.