Mum’s phone and the hour-long loo break

Lauren keeps vanishing to the loo, Connor wants to tour schools giving talks about balance, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Sisters Libby and Jessica are taking Mum to court because she’s always on her phone. Jessica loves role-play with her teddies and toy animals, and Mum is the…

Halloween special: the trick-or-treat ban

It’s the Judge Bex Halloween special! Connor and Lauren turn up dressed as Mario and Luigi, Judge Bex comes in costume as Connor, and there’s one big spooky case for the court. Nine-year-old Florence and her brother Max are taking Mum and Dad to court over a serious Halloween injustice: they have …

Solo TV time and the gumball machine that got away

Judge Bex gets caught listening to a rival science podcast, Connor claims to make up 75% of the Dream Team, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Nine-year-old Henry takes his mum to court because he isn’t allowed to watch TV on his own. If a parent leaves the sofa, even to go to the lo…

The Pokémon present and the TV remote hog

Judge Bex keeps knocking out Connor’s Pikachu, Connor has emailed the judge asking for a court date against his own co-host, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Jamie is calling in from Scotland to take his mum to court. While they were in Sports Direct buying school shoes, he spotted…

The yogurt monster and all-day Roblox

Judge Bex has to take notes for the first time ever, scribbled on the back of a Greggs bag, Connor goes missing and turns up somewhere very unexpected, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Duncan and Edie are calling in all the way from New Hampshire in America to take their dad to cou…

The pet snake and a summer of homework

Judge Bex has rescued a duck called Darcy who can’t swim, Connor makes it very clear how he feels about snakes, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Harris is taking his mum to court because she won’t let him have a pet snake. He’s learnt about snakes at Cubs, he’s picked out a corn sn…

Silly nicknames and the comfiest seat in the house

Judge Bex is halfway through watching Coco with the telly on very loud, Connor has some worrying questions about turnips, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Zosha is nearly eight, and she feels so strongly about her case that she’s calling in from her holiday in Turkey. She’s taking …

Harry Potter films and the pyjama drawer mix-up

Judge Bex has paint in her wig, Connor has a Harry Potter quiz question nobody can answer, and there are two brand new cases for the court. Ruby takes Mum to court over Harry Potter. Mum’s rule is that each book gets read before its film gets watched. They read the first three together, but now it…

Three days of screen time and hacked Robot

Albi takes his dad to court over screen time, and it turns out the defence has just bought a field. Albi gets screens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus holidays, and he’s asking for one more day. He isn’t after unlimited Minecraft, just one extra. Dad’s case is that they live in the beautiful P…

Dinner table phones and the last gingerbread man

Gwen and April take their dad Paul to court over phones at the dinner table. The girls aren’t allowed their tablets while they eat, but Paul sits down with his personal phone and his work phone and swipes shapes all the way through the meal. He’s on level 7,500. His defence is that he can multitask…