The Secret Barrister – Stories Of The Law And How It’s Broken

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You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or perhaps through no fault of your own a defendant. Whatever your role, you d expect a fair trial. I am a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed

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Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free. I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it s too late. The Sunday Times Best Seller; Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award 2018; Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2018; Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2018. First published in 2018 by Macmillan. This paperback edition published by Picador 2019

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Weight 0.28 kg