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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: Human Rights: Reforming the Law

Human Rights: Reforming the Law

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Can the UK Bill of Rights be compatible with international law?

Can the proposed Bill of Rights be compatible with international law? Promoting disability access in law firms and tackling corporate fraud to increase compensation for victims.

Can the proposed British Bill of Rights be compatible with international law?  Joshua Rozenberg speaks to Mark Elliott, Professor of Public Law and Chair of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge.

How can law firms become more welcoming to people with disabilities?  Law in Action's Octavia Woodward tests the wheelchair access at Barristers' Chambers 7 Bedford Row.  Plus barristers Holly Girven and Disability's Not a Bar co-host Haleemah Sadia Farooq share their experiences of disability and the law.

Do we need a change in the law to bring more cases of corporate fraud to court?  The Director of Public Prosecutions sets out his plans.

Also what makes a good judge?  "If the party that loses pays you a compliment, then I feel that's a job well done." Lady Rose of Colmworth, justice of the UK Supreme Court talks about balancing fairness and empathy.

Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg
Reporter:  Octavia Woodward
Sound:  Neil Churchill
Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross
Producer:  Diane Richardson
Editor:  Hugh Levinson

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