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Conversation about the laws making headlines, and the laws that shape everyday life.

The Law Show is your guide to the law and the legal decisions that have a bearing on everyone in the UK.

Weekly conversation that will give you an in-depth understanding of the law stories making news and the legal decisions that could have a bearing on everyone in the UK. Whether it's unpicking a landmark legal ruling, explaining how laws are made or seeking clarity for you on a legal issue, The Law Show will be your guide.

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The Law Show: The Right to Be Forgotten

The Right to Be Forgotten

25/06/2013

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, The Right to Be Forgotten

What information do internet companies have on us, and how can we delete it?

What information do internet companies and social networks have on us, and how can we delete it? Legal magazine with Joshua Rozenberg.

The Right to be Forgotten: What information do internet companies and social networks have on us and can we delete it? Joshua Rozenberg explores the legal battle going on in Europe about a new law to enable consumers more rights to delete information held on them. We hear what Facebook thinks of the proposed law.

Plus, how does the military court system work?

We have an exclusive interview with the Judge Advocate General, Judge Jeff Blackett. He is the most senior judge in the military courts. He raises concerns about how some aspects of these function, namely that the board, their equivalent of a jury, can convict people with just a majority of one. 

Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg.
Producer: Charlotte Pritchard.

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