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050			_aKF297 _b.S33 2018
100			_aSecret Barrister _eauthor _925715
245	1	4	_aThe Secret Barrister _b: stories of the law and how it's broken.
246	3		_aStories of the law and how it's broken
260			_aLondon : _bPicador, _c2019.
300			_a373 pages ; _c20 cm.
500			_aAnonymous.
500			_aOriginally published : London : Macmillan, 2018.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aIntroduction: My opening speech — Welcome to the criminal courtroom — The wild West : the magistrates' court — Watching the guilty walk free : prosecuting on the cheap — The devil's greatest trick : putting the victim first — Defenceless and indefensible — Legal aid myths and the innocence tax — Trial on trial : part I : the case again — Trial on trial : part II : the case against defence — The big sentencing con — The courage of our convictions : appeal — My closing speech.
520			_aAn 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	_aCriminal justice, Administration of _zGreat Britain _vAnecdotes _925716
650		0	_aLawyers _zGreat Britain _vAnecdotes _925717
650		0	_aLaw and ethics _925718
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