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In The Dock in Association with ADF International. The Honourable Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams present the show that takes a look at what’s happening in the courts and asks whether the law is helping or hurting your faith.

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    The Lure of The Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 27:21


    Is life at the bar - the criminal bar that is – all it seems as depicted in those courtroom dramas. Former criminal barrister Jennifer McKelvin and Deputy Director of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship joins In the Dock to give us a typical day in the life.

    Should lawyers strike?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2018 27:38


    Former criminal barrister and deputy director of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship Jennifer McKelvin joins Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams to discuss the latest developments in the criminal bar strike.

    International Law - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2018 27:58


    Rachel Huston speaks to Michael Koh about how countries can pull out of treaties and maintain international relations and Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams look at international relations in the The Bible.

    Is international law pointless?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 27:46


    Rachel Huston speaks to Christian lawyer Matthew Koh, Ranti Williams and retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke to ask if international law serves any point if nations don’t have to be held to account.

    Can an embryo be a commodity?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 27:32


    Intellectual Property Lawyer Dominic Hughes discusses a case which asked whether it was ok make the sale of embryos for research into life-saving medical treatments legal. Featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke and Rachel Huston.

    Does God want you to be a lawyer?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 27:37


    Are you being called the bar? Maybe a job in justice is on the books? In this week’s In the Dock we hear from two Christian lawyers who believe working in law is their mission and can be for you too. Featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke and Dominic Hughes.

    Copyright on the Net: When copying is stealing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 27:59


    How do you make sure you’re following the law on The Internet? Copyright brief Dominic Hughes steers Rachel Huston and Sir Jeremy Cooke through the murky waters of international copyright to ascertain when copying is actually just stealing.

    Divorce: legal but is it ever ok for Christians?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 25:59


    Christian divorce lawyer David Hodson joins retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams to discuss how to do a ‘good divorce’ and see what Jesus had to say about it.

    The Book of Ruth and the Law - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 27:02


    In the Dock concludes its legal look at the book of Ruth; featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams.

    The Book of Ruth and the Law - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 34:17


    In the Dock takes a legal look at the book of Ruth, the practise of gleaning and the what beheld the fate of a widow in Ancient Israelite law. Featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams.

    Brexit: a second referendum?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 32:13


    Former high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams are joined by EU lawyer Alan Bates to discuss the legal likelihood of a second referendum- plus should mental health be taught in our schools?

    Brexit’s ‘Brexpats’ and are robots God-ordained?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 27:13


    Retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, EU lawyer Alan Bates and Ranti Williams chew over the issue of Brexpats wanting to retain their EU citizenship. Where are there examples of dual citizenship in the bible. Plus, does a world where robots do all our work sound like heaven or hell.

    Brexit, Borders and Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 28:41


    EU Lawyer Alan Bates joins retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to see if Christians should plump for a hard or soft border when it comes to Ireland and if the bible can shed any light on the matter. Plus, should Christians be concerned about a new UK Space Bill.

    Prison: Life inside – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 34:27


    Former inmate Terry Ellis tells In the Dock how he found God and got back on the right side of the law; featuring retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston.

    Prison: Life inside – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 32:01


    Former inmate Terry Ellis tells In the Dock how he found God and got back on the right side of the law; featuring retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston.

    An opt-out law for medics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2018 26:23


    ADF’s Laurence Wilkinson and Sir Jeremy Cooke debate the benefits of a new private members bill which seeks to protect doctors and nurses from taking part in operations that compromise their conscience.  

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    Looking ahead on In the Dock

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2018 31:58


    Rachel Huston and retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke take a further look ahead to some of the legal topics they'll be chewing over in this series of In the Dock including whether Christians should welcome compulsory mental health education in schools, a tax on sugar and of course the latest developments in Brexit.

    A look ahead to In the Dock 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 34:45


    Retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke and Rachel Huston look ahead to some of the topics they'll be discussing on a new series of In the Dock tackling questions such as should sexual harassment be a crime? Are there are enough black judges on the bench and should Christians invest in bitcoin?

    Is the Press too free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2018 30:47


    Britain’s top media judge Sir Michael Tugendhat joins Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to talk about the freedoms and motivations of the press and question what really is in the public interest.

    Reasonable Adjustments: Disability and the law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2018 33:27


    Discrimination solicitor Mark Bainbridge joins Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to talk through how people with disabilities fair under the law and how God used key figures in the bible and their perceived weaknesses to further his kingdom.

    Learning to Love Leviticus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2018 28:13


    In a special edition of In the Dock we’re taking a look at the laws in the book of Leviticus; who were they written for and are they still have relevance today? Featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke, Professor Jonathan Burnside, Rabbi Maurice Harris and Derek Tidball.

    A legal look at the Nativity - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 27:03


    Retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston take a legal look at the birth of Christ. Why were Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem? Who were the Magi and why did they flee to Egypt? Focusing on the laws of the land we discuss how the Gospel writers included details historical details to point to what makes this story so significant. This programme is in two parts.

    A legal look at the Nativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2017 30:09


    Retired High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston take a legal look at the birth of Christ. Why were Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem? Who were the Magi and why did they flee to Egypt? Focusing on the laws of the land we discuss how the Gospel writers included details historical details to point to what makes this story so significant. This programme is in two parts.

    Breastfeeding in church

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2017 32:27


    Breastfeeding in public is entirely legal in the UK. However one woman in America has was asked to leave a service after feeding her baby. In the Dock speaks to parish midwife Angela Sheridan about church culture and breastfeeding and Ranti Williams and Sir Jeremy Cooke ask just because it’s legal should suckling mothers stop and think before doing it in church?

    What makes a person a person- legally?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2017 37:19


    Medical ethics lawyer Charles Foster and Sir Jeremy Cooke discuss the legal and philosophical issues around what makes a person a person in law. Are you a person in the womb? What about if you ‘lose your mind’? Are Christians born again the same ‘persons’ they once were?

    ‘Genocide’ and International Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 31:55


    ADF lawyer Laurence Wilkinson and leading genocide expert Professor William Schabas talk about how the legal definition is not always enough to stop mass murder. Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston discuss how Christians respond. 

    Are our laws becoming too secular?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2017 38:30


    Former chair of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship John Scriven talks with Sir Jeremy Cooke to ask if our laws are becoming more secular and if so whether it matters?

    The Law and Abortion: Taking a Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2017 35:15


    On this week’s In the Dock we’re joined by a young woman called Aisling Hubert who took out a private prosecution against two doctors to challenge the law on abortion. Hear how the case panned out and what some Christian’s views are on this controversial issue.

    When your faith doesn’t square with your job

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2017 36:27


    There have been a growing number of ‘freedom of conscience’ cases and they’re not going away. People want to feel they can do their job and follow their faith. Laurence Wilkinson a lawyer with ADF International working in this area joins Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to discuss the pros and cons of allowing people to opt out of parts of their job for religious reasons. We also hear from Elinor Grimmark, a Swedish midwife who took her country to court over the right to opt out of abortions.

    Wills and Power of Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017 34:26


    Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams take a look at the importance of writing your will and lawyer Paul Martin gives some advice on how to issue power of attorney.

    Immigration: Should I stay or should I go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2017 32:29


    This week’s In the Dock looks at the laws around immigration and hears from someone caught up in the red tape. We get the low down on the ever-changing laws and fees forced on those wanting to put down roots in the British Isles. We hear from Dami Makinde, Shauneen Lamb from Just for Kids Law, Steve Symonds from Amnesty International as well as getting a biblical perspective on this whole hot topic from Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams.

    Human Rights before we had Human Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 35:46


    Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston are joined by retired high court judge Sir Michael Tugendhat, author of Liberty Intact which explores the history of human rights in English law and what it means for Christians.

    Assisted Dying: A Case to Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 33:00


    Lawyer David Foster talks to In the Dock about the legal and moral issues around assisted dying and discusses the case of Noel Conway: a terminally ill man who won the right to have the law challenged, potentially allowing him to end his life at home with his family. Featuring Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston.

    A ‘Good’ Divorce?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 31:51


    Retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke is joined by family solicitor and judge David Hodson, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to ask how Christian couples do divorce.

    Is the Press too free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017


    Britain’s top media judge Sir Michael Tugendhat joins Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston to talk about the freedoms and motivations of the press and question what really is in the public interest.

    Tenants and Landlords: know your rights!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 31:20


    Housing lawyer Ed Veale joins Ranti Williams, Rachel Huston and retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke to discuss how some scenarios tenants and landlords could find themselves in discuss the law and the Christian approach to solving them.

    'Genocide’ and International Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 36:01


    ADF lawyer Laurence Wilkinson and leading genocide expert Professor William Schabas talk about how the legal definition is not always enough to stop mass murder. Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston discuss how Christians respond.

    Zero Hours Contracts- are they Christian?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 34:18


    Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston debate the worth of zero hours contracts and look at their merits and drawbacks.

    Discussing debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2017 30:57


    How should Christians consider debt? Sir Jeremy Cooke, Ranti Williams and Rachel Huston look at the good and the bad of debt and hears from some listeners with their own queries about those who owe them money.

    Wills and Power of Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 34:26


    Sir Jeremy Cooke and Ranti Williams take a look at the importance of writing your will and lawyer Paul Martin gives some advice on how to issue power of attorney.

    A Christian approach to Injustice..and should your workplace be ‘happy’

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 34:30


    Retired high court judge Sir Jeremy Cooke takes a look at the biblical understanding of injustice and does your boss owe you a ‘happy’ work environment.  

    Christians who blow the whistle at work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2017 33:56


    Should Christians blow the whistle at work. Even though the law is meant to protect you, many have ended up in hot water or worse – sacked. When bus driver Martin found himself in this predicament he called Premier for some legal advice. What does the law and the bible have to say about whistleblowing?

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