This episode outlines the court where the most serious criminal cases, concerned with indictable offences, are heard - the Crown Court: What a court room looks like and who takes part in proceedings held there.

This episodes examines the rules around reporting proceedings in youth courts and the restrictions on reporting cases involving children in adult courts.

We look at the first example of how media law impacts directly on journalism- through what we can and cannot report concerning magistrates' court proceedings.

In this episode we continue our overview of the criminal court system with a particular focus on categories of criminal cases and who's who in the magistrates court.

Introduction to the basics of reporting criminal proceedings - from arrest to initial court appearance.

The second part of our focus on the legislative process with an overview of the UK parliamentary process involved in proposing, debating, examining and approving law.

An overview of the UK legislative system - history and law-making process.

Introduction to a podcast all about media law and ethics in the UK. It is primarily aimed at journalism students, journalists and content creators. It covers the basics of Contempt, Defamation, Privacy, Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Copyright. Based on original content in the book Newsdesk Law by Vincent Kelly LLB.