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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: Bringing Bankers to Book

Bringing bankers to book

04/03/2014

Bringing Bankers to Book

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Bringing Bankers to Book

Locking up bankers, 'get out of jail free' letters, and is justice a luxury for the rich?

The director of the Serious Fraud Office on locking up bankers, the legal status of 'get out of jail free' letters, and will cuts make justice a luxury for the rich?

Why have no senior bankers been prosecuted for their role in the financial crisis? And should companies be able to avoid criminal prosecution by making a deal with a judge about how they work in future? The man who runs the Serious Fraud Office will be in the Law In Action studio to answer those questions and more as the programme returns for a new series.

Also on the programme, presenter Joshua Rozenberg examines the legal status of the so-called "get out of jail free" letters received by suspected paramilitaries.

And does the government's new announcement on legal aid mean justice could become a luxury for the rich, as some critics claim?

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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