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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?
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 . . .
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. Asking 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.

Если вы в чем-то можете быть уверены, так это в том, что закон работает не на вас. Удивлены? Тогда вам точно стоит прочитать эту книгу. Ее автор называет себя "Тайный адвокат", он специализируется на уголовном праве и скрывает свое настоящее имя, чтобы рассказать всю правду о законах, правосудии и пропаганде СМИ. Кто на самом деле стоит за решениями по громким юридическим делам? Правда ли то, что нам говорят в СМИ, когда освещают тот или иной процесс? И главное, как незнание закона и своих прав может лишить всего, что мы имеем? На все эти вопросы вам ответит автор этого издания.

Правосудие часто кажется нам закрытым миром, связанным с повседневной жизнью, отдельными новостными репортажами и вымышленными сюжетами телепрограмм. Тайный адвокат хочет приоткрыть эту завесу, показать как оно работает и, как это часто бывает, не работает.

Здесь приведены правдивые истории из зала суда. Иногда они смешные, часто захватывающие, порой шокирующие. От преступников до адвокатов, а также жертв, свидетелей и стражей правопорядка – здесь вы встретите лучших и худших представителей человечества.

Тайный адвокат рассказывает о личных проблемах, с которыми сталкивается человек, чья профессиональная жизнь связана с судами, камерами полицейских участков и тюрьмами.

Правосудие часто кажется нам закрытым миром, связанным с повседневной жизнью, отдельными новостными репортажами и вымышленными сюжетами телепрограмм. Тайный адвокат хочет приоткрыть эту завесу, показать как оно работает и, как это часто бывает, не работает. Здесь приведены правдивые истории из зала суда. Иногда они смешные, часто захватывающие, порой шокирующие. От преступников до адвокатов, а также жертв, свидетелей и стражей правопорядка — здесь вы встретите лучших и худших представителей человечества. Тайный адвокат рассказывает о личных проблемах, с которыми сталкивается человек, чья профессиональная жизнь связана с судами, камерами…

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.
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'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.
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.

“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 life-changing.

How can you defend a child-abuser you suspect to be guilty? What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent? What is the law and why do we need it?

And why do they wear those stupid wigs?

From the criminals to the lawyers, the victims, witnesses and officers of the law, here is the best and worst of humanity, all struggling within a broken system which would never be off the front pages if the public knew what it was really like.

Both a searing first-hand account of the human cost of the criminal justice system, and a guide to how we got into this mess, The Secret Barrister wants to show you what it’s really like and why it really matters.

Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?

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.

Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from other 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.

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 an hilarious, alarming and eye-opening defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy.