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020			_a9781509841103 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1509841105 _q(hardcover)
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050		4	_aKD460 _b.S43 2018
100	0		_aSecret Barrister, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aSecret Barrister : _bstories of the law and how it's broken.
246	3	0	_aStories of the law and how it's broken
260			_aLondon : _bMacmillan, _c2018.
300			_a375 pages ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_gIntroduction: _tMy opening speech -- _tWelcome to the criminal courtroom -- _tThe wild West : the magistrates' court -- _tWatching the guilty walk free : prosecuting on the cheap -- _tThe devil's greatest trick : putting the victim first -- _tDefenceless and indefensible -- _tLegal aid myths and the innocence tax -- _tTrial on trial : part I : the case again -- _tTrial on trial : part II : the case against defence -- _tThe big sentencing con -- _tThe courage of our convictions : appeal -- _tMy closing speech.
520			_a'An anonymous barrister writes a powerfully honest, provocative and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system and how it's failing us all "I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone tasked with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea." Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving and ultimately life-changing. How can you defend a child-abuser you suspect to be guilty? What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent? What is the law and why do we need it? And why do they wear those stupid wigs? From the criminals to the lawyers, the victims, witnesses and officers of the law, here is the best and worst of humanity, all struggling within a broken system which would never be off the front pages if the public knew what it was really like. Both a searing first-hand account of the human cost of the criminal justice system, and a guide to how we got into this mess, The Secret Barrister wants to show you what it's really like and why it really matters.
650		0	_aLawyers _zGreat Britain _vBlogs.
650		0	_aCriminal courts _zGreat Britain _vAnecdotes.
650		0	_aCriminal justice, Administration of _zGreat Britain _vAnecdotes.
650		7	_aCrime. _2eflch
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650		7	_aCriminal justice, Administration of. _2fast
650		7	_aLawyers. _2fast
650		7	_aCrime. _2ukslc
651		7	_aGreat Britain. _2fast
655		7	_aAnecdotes. _2fast
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730	0	2	_aSecret barrister (Blog)
776	0	8	_iEbook version : _z9781509841158
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