The Cut Throat Trial

From the Number One bestselling author, a memoir full of hilarious, personal and surprising stories from their working life in the law.<BR><BR>* The Sunday Times Bestseller *<BR>* A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*<BR><BR>'The SB is a gifted writer. Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive' - The Times<BR>__________<BR><BR>Just how do you become a barrister? Why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joining this mysteriously opaque profession? 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?<BR><BR>Nothing But The Truth is The Secret Barrister's bestselling memoir. It 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 monarch, to the Hunger Games-style 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 . . .<BR><BR>Full of hilarious, shocking and surprising stories, 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. <BR><BR>With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, SB reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts.<BR>__________<BR><BR>'With compassion, wit and intelligence, The Secret Barrister shows why is it that any of us plunge into the harrowing depths of criminal law' - TLS<BR><BR>'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious' - Adam Rutherford<BR><BR>'The Zorro of the criminal bar' - The Times

The Secret Barrister's first novel, The Cut Throat Trial, is available now.<BR>_____<BR><BR>The Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller<BR>'A compelling, eye-opening read' - Daily Express<BR>'A powerful polemic' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>The Secret Barrister returns to debunk the biggest legal lies of our time. Taking you from your own home to the halls of Westminster, this is the truth about justice in an age of fake law.<BR><BR>- Did an illegal immigrant avoid deportation because he had a cat?<BR>- Is the law on the side of the burglar who enters your home?<BR>- Are unelected judges 'enemies of the people'?<BR><BR>Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.<BR><BR>Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.<BR><BR>Thankfully, The Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, The Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.

An anonymous barrister offers a shocking, darkly comic and very moving journey through the legal system - and explains how it's failing all of us.<BR><BR>The Sunday Times number one bestseller.<BR>Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award.<BR>Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year.<BR>Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>I'm a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free.<BR><BR>In The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken 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.<BR><BR>A Sunday Times top ten bestseller for twenty-four weeks.<BR>'Eye-opening, funny and horrifying' - Observer<BR>'Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it' - Daily Mail