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020 _a9781509841141 (pbk.)
020 _a1509841148 (pbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)1044818616
050 _aHV9960.G7
_bS435 2019
100 0 _aSecret Barrister.
245 1 4 _aThe Secret Barrister :
_bstories of the law and how it's broken.
260 _aLondon :
_bPicador,
_c2019, ©2018.
300 _a373 p.
500 _aFirst published 2018 by Macmillan; first published in paperback 2018 by Macmillan.
500 _aWinner of the "Books Are My Bag" Non-fiction Award 2018.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _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.
650 4 _aCriminal justice, Administration of
_zGreat Britain.
650 4 _aCriminal courts
_zGreat Britain.
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