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E-scooting through the law

The legal minefield of private and public e-scooters; space law for rockets and satellites; new regulations for coal tips in Wales and a DJ barrister with no GCSEs.

It’s illegal to ride a private e-scooter on public roads or pavements – but the rules for the new, council approved e-scooter rental schemes are different. We navigate the maze of laws and regulations to ask what’s allowed, required or illegal.

Billionaires are about to fly into space, but what is the legal framework for this? What if your rocket hits my satellite? We boldly go into space law.

Why coal tip laws brought in following the Aberfan disaster do not protect the public and need to be reformed.

And the changing face of the legal profession – criminal barrister Mark Robinson shows that lawyers come from a greater range of backgrounds now – he didn’t have any GCSEs, but a career as a DJ.

Presenter: Joshua Rozenberg
Producers: Diane Richardson and Arlene Gregorius

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 24 Jun 2021 20:00

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  • Tue 22 Jun 2021 16:00
  • Thu 24 Jun 2021 20:00

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