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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 49 MIN

Inside the Case: "The Black Cab Rapist" - Harriet Wistrich

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In this episode of our "Inside the Case" podcast series, we dive deep into complex investigation of John Worboys, one of the UK’s most notorious serial sex offenders.Harriet Wistrich, the legal force who championed the victims of this serial sex offender, reflects on the initial failures in the case. She details how she pioneered a groundbreaking legal strategy using the Human Rights Act to sue the police for failing to investigate systemic crimes, took the fight all the way to a landmark victory in the Supreme Court and fundamentally rewrote the laws on police accountability in the UK."Inside the Case” is a powerful video podcast series by The University of Law and hosted by journalist Frances Gibb. It looks behind the scenes of some of the UK’s most significant criminal and constitutional legal battles. Each episode focuses on one high-profile trial, looking at the challenges in securing justice and the wider reverberations from the point of view of one of the key legal players involved.

In this episode of our "Inside the Case" podcast series, we dive deep into complex investigation of John Worboys, one of the UK’s most notorious serial sex offenders. Harriet Wistrich, the legal force who championed the victims of this serial sex offender, reflects on the initial failures in the case. She details how she pioneered a groundbreaking legal strategy using the Human Rights Act to sue the police for failing to investigate systemic crimes, took the fight all the way to a landmark v...

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