Sara sits down with criminal law barrister Ruth Reid from 3 Temple Gardens Chambers and the founder of the peer-based networking society Cake and Counsel, an NGO providing support for aspiring lawyers. Ruth is a criminal barrister with experience of both prosecuting and defending. In this episode she shared some of the main differences between prosecuting and defending in the criminal courts, in England and Wales. She discussed her previous and current roles with the Serious Fraud Office. Ruth also told us about her dream job as a child, which is so far apart from her career in law. As part of our fun quick fire round, she shared which celebrity she would wish to meet. Find out about Ruth’s hidden talents as well as her choice of superpower on TikTok! Make sure you check it out right now.

Sara El Kaysi sits down with UK’s first vegan wig inventor, Samuel March. Samuel is also a pupil barrister at 5 Paper Buildings, specialising in criminal, social, environmental and animal justice law. He is also a volunteer at Advocates for Animals. Samuel shares how he created the first vegan barrister wig using hemp. Ironically, hemp is the same species of plant as cannabis. Samuel shared a snapshot of his journey to the Bar and says that he intends on creating vegan alternatives for other court attire in the near future! Get in touch with Samuel for your very own vegan wig.

Faareen is joined by Muhammad Zahab Jamali, Partner and Head of Immigration at Ashton Ross Law and Barrister at Imperium Chambers to talk about UK hotel quarantine and how to apply for an exemption, in the event of medical or compassionate reasons, upon returning from a red list country. In this special episode, he tells us what the quarantine involves, talks about the conditions at these hotels, and the process of making an application for an exemption. He also talks us through some of his recent cases, where he represented parties applying for an exemption, some of which ended up in the High Court, the outcome in those cases, and the general approach taken by the government/court.  Zahab also touched on the progress of the widely publicised case where a muslim family was served bacon for breakfast and gave advice for people returning to the UK in these current circumstances.  For the government guidance on applying for an exemption, please click here.

Sara El Kaysi is joined by a top criminal law barrister, Jaime Hamilton QC, for another episode of 'The Latest with Law Simplified'. Jaime is a Queen's Counsel, a Deputy Head of Chambers at 9 St. John Street Chambers, Manchester and an accredited advocacy trainer with over 20 years of experience in criminal law. He is known for his constant blogging about the UK’s Criminal Justice System through his active presence on Twitter. (@ViewFromTheNorth). In this episode, Jaime simplifies the new Police, Crime and Sentencing 2021 Bill and the implications of it. He also talks about Encrochat, what it is and the admissibility of the messages in criminal proceedings.  For more information about Encrochat, check out a recent article which we published at www.law-simplified.co.uk. When asked, Jaime confirmed having dressed up as Batman and in the traditional QC outfit for a party and gave us a glimpse of the most bizarre case which he prosecuted, live now on Tiktok!! (@lawsimplifieduk). He also shared some really valuable tips for aspiring barristers wanting to enter the legal profession.

Sara El Kaysi sits with the Human Rights barrister Adam Wagner from Doughty Chambers who joined us to discuss some recent legal developments. Adam has been regularly appearing on national television, with his recent appearances including Good Morning Britain and Sky News.  In this episode with Law Simplified, he was quizzed by Sara El Kaysi about his journey to the Bar, the implications of the Supreme Court judgment in the Shamima Begum case, and the covid-19 regulations. Adam Wagner is well known for his thorough research into the covid-19 regulations as he has been reported to keep an account of all the changes in the law since their introduction. He also did a Tiktok special by explaining the 3 major misunderstandings among the public about the restrictions! Find out what we’ve all been getting wrong by heading onto our Tiktok RIGHT NOW at @lawsimplifieduk.

Podcast Host, Sara El Kaysi, sits with Mark Robinson who shares his unconventional route to the Bar. He also simplified some criminal law reforms and was put through his paces with a quickfire round at the end. Mark was a professional DJ for over 20 years, playing throughout the world. He produced and released an album with the Ministry of Sound and made it to number 24 on UK charts nationally. He was also responsible for several high-profile remixes of chart hits for artists such as David Guetta, Akon and Pitbull! Mark established a busy practice as a freelance solicitor and subsequently joined Great James Street Chambers as a criminal law barrister, following a full exemption from barrister training by BSB. He says he 'stumbled into the profession' after he successfully defended himself, without a lawyer, when charged with an offence he did not commit. He's regularly in court now, representing defendants charged with a wide range of offences. Find out what Mark said he would choose as a superpower, and head over to our TikTok (@lawsimplifiedUK) right now to meet him and to find out an interesting fact about him.  Come on, you know you want to!

Faareen is joined by another spectacular guest, Mr Ross Birkbeck, a practising barrister specialising in tax law, commercial law and trusts. He is the Founder and Designer of Casedo, who is committed to challenging the legal status quo and introducing a digital way of working.  Casedo is a tool which allows its users, irrespective of their profession and industry, to work more efficiently and without paper. During this interview, Ross shares his journey to the bar Profession, which he pursued after leaving behind a successful filmmaking business. He also simplified some updates in tax laws, discussed his genius invention, Casedo, which is well on its way to becoming the leader in legal tech and was put through his paces by our host during a quickfire round,  which was carried out under timed conditions. An epic podcast with lots of fun-filled moments and laughter, which must not be missed, at any cost.

Callum Gill is joined by Future Womble Bond Dickinson Trainee and Founder of Sim’s Legal Mentoring, Simranjeet Kaur Mann. Having successfully been offered three Training Contracts, Simranjeet set up Sim’s Legal Mentoring with the aim of offering advice to aspiring solicitors, particularly those from the South Asian background. Since its founding, Sim’s Legal Mentoring has amassed over 1000 Instagram followers and assisted numerous aspiring solicitors on their journey. With the application season for Vacation Schemes/Training Contracts on the horizon, we delve into the entire application process with Simranjeet and hear her top tips. Callum also explores Simranjeet’s motivations for a career in law and her journey, which led to her accepting a Training Contract with Womble Bond Dickinson. For any aspiring solicitors looking to get ahead with their applications, this is a podcast that cannot be missed!

Hasaan and Chris sit down to discuss Chris’ success story, his background, his humble beginnings working alongside his father, all within the first part of this podcast. Chris goes on to describe his path into criminal defence and delves into some of the biggest criminal clients he’s worked with. Chris goes on to provide an insight into #JusticeOnTrial, giving us a glimpse of what we can expect in his latest publication. As always, we put your questions to Chris, discussing a potential Netflix series, tips on Pupillage, and some very constructive advice for law students and legal professionals. Should we legalise drug use? Chris tells us why we should! Exclusively, with Law Simplified.

Hasaan and Sahar sat down to discuss topics such as pupillage with DWF Advocacy, the ever so current BAME discussion and Sahar’s current practise. As you can imagine, we had to quench Sahar’s expertise and experience for all it’s worth - so brace yourselves, it’s a lengthy one, but you really can not afford to miss this. For sound advice to both LPC students and BPTC students, lend an ear and give it a listen.