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Criminal Barrister Chris Kehoe and law graduate Alex Boardman are both comedians. Here, they discuss English Criminal Law cases in a light-hearted, easy to understand way. Instagram: barelylegalcom... more
FAQs about Barely Legal Comedy Podcast:How many episodes does Barely Legal Comedy Podcast have?The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.
January 20, 2023R v Bowden (1999) and other cases around indecent imagesEarlier this month Tom Binns, a comedian whom both Chris and Alex know, admitted in court to five counts of "Making" and one count of "possessing" indecent images of children. Whar exactly does "Making" indecent images of children mean? What is the case law surrounding this topic? How has the law developed in recent years? What possible defences are there to the charges? Also, we have new equipment and Chris sounds ok but Alex sounds like he's underwater (lucky he doesn't speak much in this ep)....more43minPlay
December 09, 2022Part 2 Asylum and the CPS (no, not that CPS)Just what disingenuous, tiresome, underhanded bollocks are the Home Office up to now?...more31minPlay
October 21, 2022Throwing Soup at Sunflowers/ footballer granted bailIs this Kehoe's final episode before we get in a younger, sexier, woman-ier replacement in? I hope so. In the meantime he looks at the soup throwing Criminal Damage case from the news this week. What is the charge, what are the possible please and defences and what will the likely penalty be? Plus, the also topical discussion around a famous footballer being granted bail. What does this mean?...more45minPlay
October 05, 2022Unlawful Acts Manslaughter Part TwoKehoe finishes what he started (weeks ago). He did forget his mic though so let's not get too carried away....more43minPlay
September 14, 2022Police arrest heckler in Scotland and protester with blank paper in LondonHeckler in Scotland arrested as Queen's funeral car passes. Man in London arrested for holding up a blank piece of paper 'In case' he wrote something with an anti-monarchy message on it. Are we finally living in a right-wing/ dystopian/ fascist dictatorship? Did tthe above events actually even happen? Plus, have we, as a Nation, lost our collective minds?...more56minPlay
September 09, 2022Police and Firearms, death of the Queen, new PM.With all the news this week (death of the Monarch, new PM) you may have missed the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba (24) in Streatham Hill London at the hands of the police. As Chris is a barrister who is attached to the police, he guides us through the relevant laws surrounding the use of lethal force by the police....more54minPlay
August 25, 2022Unlawful Act Manslaughter Part 1Chris talks about his day in court, the upcoming barrister strike and reveals how a discussion with a female police officer in one of his cases leads to us starting a new topic, unlawful act manslaughter....more33minPlay
August 04, 2022Free Speech in Comedy: The LawJust what can you say on stage? Is there a wokeist cabal running the industry? Are right wingers against market forces? Are there actually any leftist comedians anyway? Should comedy be unleashed or leashed or is it all just a cynical marketing ploy? Plus discussions on Sovereignty, how and when it grew, and how Sovereignty is almost always misrepresented and used against people. And whilst discussing offensive material, a highly offensive joke about Harry Potter that nobody should ever have to hear is improvised....more1h 5minPlay
July 23, 2022R v Mansfield (2022)A very recent and tragic manslaughter case involving a s.4 (suicide pact) defence from The Homicide Act (1957). Barrister Chris takes us through the tragic facts and the excellent judgement from Mr Justice Goose. It is a horrible case, but the police, the prosecution, the judge and jury all work magnificently to ensure justice is done. Also, is it time for the law on assisted suicide to be changed? ...more39minPlay
July 07, 2022Woollin and Intent pt. 2Part two tidies up all the loose ends and looks at the development of the law of oblique intent. This episode takes in Hancock and Shankland, Nedrick and also briefly discusses R v MD (2004). Also, we start a brand new feature which hasn't yet got a title but will probably be called "Ask Keheo a question." It features law student Emily (pictured) from Liverpool. ...more32minPlay
FAQs about Barely Legal Comedy Podcast:How many episodes does Barely Legal Comedy Podcast have?The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.