Law in Action — Royal Misconduct?

This event is open to the LSE community.

When (former) Prince Andrew was arrested in February for ‘misconduct in public office’ every front page was emblazoned with his picture, sloping in the back of a car, looking ashen. Just days later, Peter Mandelson was arrested for the same obscure offence. But, what exactly happened, how did the unprecedented arrests occur and what exactly IS ‘misconduct in public office’?

In this first of a series about the ‘Law in Action’, hear from Sir Robert Buckland KC, the former Lord Chancellor, who knows how laws are made, Sam McAlister, the former BBC journalist who negotiated the interview that led to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s eventual arrest, and Jeremy Horder, our very own Professor of Criminal Law who is an expert in the area.

An exceptional chance to hear from the people who make the law, challenge the law, and those who chase the people who (allegedly) break it.

Session 2 - 19 November 2026

Law in Action - The Truth is Out There?

In the age of misinformation, disinformation and AI, it can be hard to discern fact from fiction, or discover what the truth actually is. As lawyers and academics, the idea that the way truth is seen has changed, is challenged and is constantly evolving, creates new difficulties for us all. So, how does it feel to make news, challenge fake news, or create the legal structures that try to challenge and keep up with the fast moving world of technology and fake news?

In the second of a series about the ‘Law in Action’ hear from Sam McAlister, whose work was to ‘make news’ at BBC Newsnight, and negotiated the famous interview with (former) Prince Andrew, Sir Robert Buckland KC, the former Lord Chancellor, who developed, scrutinised and made many of the laws that govern us all, and Andrew Murray, Professor and Dean of LSE Law School who is an expert in the area of New Media and Technology Law.

Can we find and protect the truth in our modern age? A rare chance to meet some of the people who know the answer.

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