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Nothing But The Truth - The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer (Paperback)
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Nothing But The Truth - The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer (Paperback)
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Loot Price R421
Discovery Miles 4 210
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Just how do you become a barrister? And why do only 1 per cent of
those who study law succeed in joining this mysteriously opaque
profession? If it's such a great occupation, how come you work
100-hour weeks for less than minimum wage? And why might a
practising barrister come to feel the need to reveal the lies,
secrets, failures and crises at the heart of this world of wigs and
gowns? Nothing But The Truth charts an outsider's progress down the
winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes
absurd traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a
glass of port and a toast to the Queen, to the Hunger Games-type
contest for pupillage, through the endlessly frustrating experience
of being a junior barrister - as a creaking, ailing justice system
begins to convince them that something has to change . . . Full of
hilarious, shocking, and surprising stories from their working
life, Nothing But The Truth tracks the Secret Barrister's
transformation from hang 'em and flog 'em, austerity-supporting
twenty-something to campaigning, bestselling, reforming author
whose writing in defence of the law is celebrated around the globe.
It asks questions about what we understand by justice, and what it
takes to change our minds. It also reveals the darker side of
working in criminal law, and how the things our justice system gets
wrong are not the things most people expect. Praise for the Secret
Barrister . . . 'Dishes the dirt - or serves up a slice of reality
- on what barristers do' - The Times 'An illuminating and timely
insight into the legal system . . . fascinating' - Sunday Express
'Excellent . . . at once a vicious polemic, a helpful primer and a
cringe-inducing account of one barrister's travails' - Daily
Telegraph
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