Brenda Hale talks to Paddy O’Connell

The former president of the Supreme Court provides an extraordinary everyday guide to the law. Baroness Hale wants to demystify the legal system. Talking to broadcaster Paddy O’Connell, she takes us into the complexities of real courts and real decisions, using true stories to explain how the law represents all our rights.

Baroness Hale was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and is the author of the acclaimed memoir Spider Woman. She came to public prominence when she delivered the Supreme Court verdict that ruled Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be suspended at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful.