01365cam a2200265Ii 4500 on1044818616 OCoLC ta 210312t20192018enk b 000 0 eng d 9781509841141 (pbk.) 1509841148 (pbk.) (OCoLC)1044818616 HV9960.G7 S435 2019 Secret Barrister. The Secret Barrister : stories of the law and how it's broken. London : Picador, 2019, ©2018. 373 p. 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. Criminal justice, Administration of Great Britain. Criminal courts Great Britain. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 HV9960.G7 S435 2019 PNLIB21061072 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 1258 1258