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In the bleak midwinter, tales of life (and death) in the law

Christmas Legal Fiction roundup for Counsel Magazine by Paul Magrath.

Books discussed:

Ian McEwan, The Children Act (Cape, £16.99)

Peter Murphy, A Matter for the Jury (No Exit Press, £8.99)

Kathy Lette, Courting Trouble (Bantam, £14.99)

Nick Stone, The Verdict (Sphere, £16.99)

24 November 2014 / Paul Magrath

The way we were

A reflection on the way life for a barrister on the circuits used to be.

Listening to (Lord) Jeremy Hutchinson on Desert Island Discs led me to recall life at independent criminal bar at its best. Anyone charged with a serious offence could walk into a High Street firm and any High Street firm could call on the services of Jeremy. The public money involved was well spent and never really questioned. Good quality advocates got to the real points in a case and addressed them directly. Time was saved. Justice is always done when high quality barristers oppose each other.

16 January 2014

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