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Oxford Human Rights Hub

Website of the Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH) which is based in the University of Oxford Faculty of Law. OxHRH aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers from across the globe to advance the understanding of human rights and equality law. OxHRH produces reports and policy submissions, organises conferences and lectures and publishes the University of OxHRH Journal. OxHRH also produces the RightsUp podcast which has interviews with human rights experts, academics, lawyers and policy makers and a blog posting on a wide range of human rights issues.

University of Law Podcast

The University of Law podcast is aimed at law students and anyone considering a career in law. The podcast has interviews and discussions with lecturers, students, alumni and special guests covering a range of topics. Recent series have focused on becoming a barrister, becoming a solicitor, student life and conversations with alumni on progress in their career and advice they would give to current students.

The Hearing

The Hearing is a free legal podcast produced by Thomson Reuters featuring discussions with lawyers, legal experts and others connected with the law. Recent guests have included Bryan Garner, Editor-in-Chief of Blacks Law Dictionary, Shaun Wallace, Barrister and television personality and Aika Stephenson, solicitor and founder of Just For Kids Law, a charity that represents and advocates for children in contact with the criminal justice system. This page provides links to The Hearing (and other Thomson Reuters podcasts) on various services.

Law Pod UK

The Law Pod UK podcast is produced by barristers of One Crown Office Row and focuses on all aspects of UK civil and public law. The hosts, Rosalind English, Emma-Louise Fenelon, Jim Duffy and Lucy McCann, discuss a different topic in each episode with legal experts and professionals. Recent episodes have covered developments in clinical negligence, the Coroner’s Court in 2024, racial justice at inquests and gender at the Bar. Information accompanying the podcast is published on the UK Human Rights Blog which also provides links to services where the podcast is available.

Talking Law Podcast

Podcast in which barrister Sally Penni interviews leading UK lawyers, with themes including career development, diversity and wellbeing. The episodes are available on the website of Women in the Law UK, but both male and female lawyers are featured. Listeners can subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.

LawPod

A podcast created by Dr Rachel Kellean and Richard Summerville from Queen’s University Belfast. Posted at intervals ranging from monthly to weekly, the episodes are hosted by staff and students, each focusing on a different legal issue or concept, often featuring academic or professional guests. Whilst solely audio-based, with no transcript available, the archive tab lists the episodes with accompanying notes, and occasionally relevant blog posts. The blog offers additional insight into some of the topics covered in the podcast episodes.

Cambridge Law Eminent Scholars Archive

This archive, maintained by the Squire Law Library, documents the careers of eminent scholars associated with the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Law. Records consist of an interview with the respective scholar, available as a video and as audio only, with a transcript. The interview is accompanied by additional material, such as a bibliography of the scholar’s work, photographs and biographical information. The interviews are in chronological order (commencing in 2005), with a name index.

Kids Law

A monthly podcast aimed at children aged six and up and their families, hosted by ten-year-old Alma-Constance Denis-Smith and non-practising solicitor Lucinda Acland, in which they interview legal experts to explain in simple terms how certain aspects of the law impact children. The podcast is playable on the website, and available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

Law Report

Law Report is a weekly programme produced by Radio National which is part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The programme is aimed at lawyers and the public focusing on current legal issues in Australia and across the world and covering subjects such as law reform, legal education and miscarriages of justice. The website provides transcripts of programmes which can be viewed in HTML and recent broadcasts can be heard using Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. Transcripts are listed chronologically and are available back to 1999.

Daniel Barnett

Website of Daniel Barnett, a London based barrister specialising in employment law. The site includes a bulletin providing updates to new legislation and employment law cases and is emailed once or twice a week to anyone signing up for the service. Details of employment law books and Daniel Barnett's training courses are given on the site along with a selection of free videos on English law and employment law podcasts.

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