Clive Anderson presents the first of a new series of programmes exploring the major legal issues of the day.

European law has been described as an incoming tide which cannot be held back.  Will the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty generate a legal tsunami which will overwhelm British sovereignty?  Are we governed by our own laws, or the law of Europe?

This week Clive is joined by David Anderson QC, Martin Howe, Konrad Schiemann and Lord Hoffman.

The first  of 4 Unreliable Evidence programmes is broadcast on Wednesday 16 December

20:00 and repeated Saturday 19 December 2009 at 22:15 on BBC Radio 4