I Rest My Case

A gripping dissection of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, this episode of I Rest My Case sees Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang unpack how a global sporting icon became the focus of one of South Africa’s most sensational court cases. Tracing events from the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013 through the original trial, appeals, and ultimate sentence, they explore South Africa’s unique blend of legal traditions, its judge-only system, and the fine gradations of “intentional murder” under South African law. Along the way, they debate the impact of televised proceedings, the role of celebrity, policing failures, restorative justice, and whether the trial judge was too lenient, before turning back to the human cost of the case and the life Reeva Steenkamp never got to live.
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This week, Dean Strang and Jonathan Goldberg KC turn their attention to a single, remarkably litigious royal: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
Drawing on seven different lawsuits Harry has launched since around 2018, they explore how his invasion of privacy and libel claims against the UK tabloids collide with a fast‑evolving law of privacy built by British judges over the last two decades.​ Dean and Jonathan break down the fundamentals of defamation and libel on both sides of the Atlantic, explain why the burden of proving truth falls on defendants in England, and contrast that with the higher bar public figures face in the United States. They also discuss Harry’s separate challenge to the British government over the withdrawal of his full security while in the UK, using that case to expose the knotty mix of human rights, public expenditure, and post‑royal status. Whether you come for the royal drama or the legal doctrine, this conversation offers a clear, vivid tour through the modern law of privacy and reputation.

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In this first episode of I Rest My Case, American trial lawyer Dean Strang and leading English KC Jonathan Goldberg dissect the 2020 killing of George Floyd and subsequent prosecution of Derek Chauvin, and ask themselves the question: was justice delivered?

They recap the infamous incident — from a counterfeit bill arrest to Chauvin's nine-minute-29-second neck restraint captured on video — and reflect on the courtroom tactics deployed, the medical disputes over Floyd’s cause of death, the role played by the enormous pretrial publicity, the limits of US free speech, and the broader use of force within police training programs in the US. The hosts contrast US jury selection with the UK’s "take what you get" approach, and debate whether the multiple homicide charges and 22 and a half-year sentence were appropriate: did this outcome spur any real change in US police training methods or was the trial all for show?

The first of many fascinating conversations in this hard-hitting new true crime series that takes listeners behind the curtain of the world’s most famous and extraordinary courtroom trials — always searching for the truth where it is so often obscured.
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I Rest My Case with Jonathan Goldberg KC and Dean Strang launches on Thursday 8th January with the case of Derek Chauvin. Subscribe now!
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