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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.

Law in Action

The Law Show: Government on Trial

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04/11/2014

Government on Trial

BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show, Government on Trial

The British court case that could damage Britain's relations with the United States.

A Libyan man has been given permission to sue the British government despite claims the case will damage relations with the US. Joshua Rozenberg discusses the implications.

The Appeal Court has allowed a Libyan man to proceed with legal action against the British government, despite the government's claim that the case could damage relations with the United States. Joshua Rozenberg discusses the implications.

Later this month, the Supreme Court will rule whether the former Attorney General Dominic Grieve was right to block the release of letters written by the Prince of Wales to government ministers.

We examine the case with the journalist who made the original Freedom of Information request, Rob Evans of the Guardian, and the former Solicitor General, Sir Edward Garnier.

Also in the programme: Grieve's successor as Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, gives Law in Action his first broadcast interview since taking on the job.

And: the CSI Effect. Are juries now so blinded by science that they will convict on unreliable forensic evidence? We hear about the increased danger of miscarriages of justice in British criminal courts.

Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Keith Moore and Tim Mansel
Editor: Richard Knight.

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