Episodes

  • Relationships in a workplace
    Feb 29 2024

    The Criminal Maze Podcast aims to unravel the maze that is the justice system. Join our guests as they explore the various parts of the criminal justice system, and as they get a chance to talk to various professionals that make up the system, speaking about their roles and the part they play within it.


    This week we speak with Alix Beese from our Employment team again who explains how relationships in the workplace and especially the policies around it may cross the line of legality.

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    9 mins
  • Fraudulent expenses
    Feb 15 2024

    The Criminal Maze Podcast aims to unravel the maze that is the justice system. Join our guests as they explore the various parts of the criminal justice system, and as they get a chance to talk to various professionals that make up the system, speaking about their roles and the part they play within it.


    This week Alix Beese from our Employment team explains some common types of criminal cases that can be found within the employment law environment

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    13 mins
  • A chat with John Marley
    Oct 6 2023

    John Marley had a successful 30-year career in television after which he made a leap into crime writing with his great thrillers with a 3rd book on its way, will attend the upcoming Chiltern Kills Festival and is this week's guest on the Criminal Maze Podcast.

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join Olivia Duncan as she explores the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, alongside guests, she offers her own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    21 mins
  • A chat with Tony Kent
    Oct 3 2023

    Tony Kent is a top-ranked barrister, a former champion heavy-weight boxer, and a great author who brings personal insight to his literary work, and this weeks guest on the Criminal Maze Podcast.

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join Olivia Duncan as she explores the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, alongside guests, she offers her own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    22 mins
  • A chat with Denise Beddows
    Sep 26 2023

    Denise Beddows, an award-winning crime author and co-organiser of the upcoming Chiltern Kills festival, joins Olivia on the podcast this week!

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join Olivia Duncan as she explores the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, alongside guests, she offers her own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    16 mins
  • A chat with Paul Waters
    Sep 18 2023

    Paul Waters, the author of Blackwatertown and a producer at the BBC joins Olivia on this week's episode of the Criminal Maze Podcast.

    Paul has gained a wealth of experience and stories to tell throughout his life, as besides being an award-winning producer, he covered elections in the USA, created an alternative G8 summit in a South African Township, went undercover in Zimbabwe, smuggled a satellite dish into Cuba, has been a nigh club cook in New York and many other things.

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join Olivia Duncan as she explores the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, alongside guests, she offers her own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    29 mins
  • Driving Offences: Exceptional Hardship
    Sep 12 2023

    If a driver with 9 points already on his licence is caught speeding and earns another 3 points, do they automatically face disqualification? Jonothan Moss a Principal Solicitor at B P Collins LLP explains.

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join James Constable and Olivia Duncan as they explore the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, they offer their own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    16 mins
  • Challenging a university decision
    Jul 25 2023

    Cases, where students have allegadely breached the University's code of conduct, are becoming more common. The impact of these investigations can have a drastic effect on the student's future. But where do solicitors fit in such a situation?

    The Criminal Maze Podcast sets out to unravel the complexities of the criminal justice system in the UK.

    Join James Constable and Olivia Duncan as they explore the various parts of the criminal justice system.

    Throughout the series, they offer their own perspectives and the chance to meet and talk to different professionals that make up the criminal justice system, as they discuss their roles and the part they play within it.

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    12 mins