In this month’s episode, Ollie and Jon speak with Stephen Davies, a criminal defence solicitor working at Tuckers in London. Stephen gives his view on the current crises facing criminal defence work, the Criminal Legal Aid Review, and takes part in Guest Question Tombola.

In this month’s episode, Ollie and Jon speak with Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare - a charity set up to promote and support good mental health and wellbeing in the legal community. Elizabeth also gives a great book recommendation, and takes part in Guest Question Tombola.

In the fourth episode of the JLD Podcast, Ollie and Jon interview fellow JLD Executive Committee members Sinead McGrath and Callum Reed about trying to qualify during the lockdown, furlough, maintaining commercial awareness, the new JLD community app, the recommended book(s) of the month, and the new watch-along.

In our third episode, Ollie and Jon talk about a Supreme Court documentary ten years on and what they thought of this month’s recommended reading, as well as interview fellow JLD Executive Committee member James Kitching about the lockdown, the history of the JLD, sitting on the Law Society Council, the new JLD community app, and his recommended book of the month.

In this month’s episode, Ollie and Jon discuss the Supreme Court and the separation of powers, and talk to barrister Joanne Kane about criminal legal aid. Jon and Joanne go head-to-head for The Podcast Pen, and pick a book for next episode’s read-along.