Cameras in Court

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Televising the appeal courts of England and Wales was supposed to increase transparency and improve public understanding of the courts. So, has it? BBC deputy director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth has worked with the judiciary on the court broadcasting project and tells how she thinks it's going. Also on the programme, presenter Joshua Rozenberg visits a homeowner who was shocked to discover that someone else owns the rights to the land beneath her home. It's all because of an obscure remnant of feudal law called manorial rights. With six months to go until Scotland votes on independence, we examine some of the major differences between Scots and English law. And what does a judge's clerk do? A glimpse into the working life of a little-known legal figure who makes the courts run on time.