TY  - BOOK
TI  - The Secret Barrister: stories of the law and how it's broken
SN  - 9781509841141 (pbk.) :
U1  - 364.9'41 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Picador
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Criminal courts
KW  - Crime
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2018; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 'I'm a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone tasked with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea.' Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving, and ultimately horrifying
ER  -