TY  - BOOK
AU  - Secret Barrister.
TI  - The Secret Barrister: stories of the law and how it's broken
SN  - 9781509841141 (pbk.)
AV  - HV9960.G7 S435 2019
PY  - 2019///, ©2018
CY  - London
PB  - Picador
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Criminal courts
N1  - First published 2018 by Macmillan; first published in paperback 2018 by Macmillan; Winner of the "Books Are My Bag" Non-fiction Award 2018; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction: 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
ER  -