TY  - BOOK
AU  - Langford,Sarah
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - In your defence: stories of life and law 
SN  - 9781473544734 (e-book)
AV  - KD632 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Black Swan
KW  - Langford, Sarah.
KW  - Jurisprudence & general issues
KW  - thema
KW  - Memoirs
KW  - True crime
KW  - Law & society, sociology of law
KW  - Law & society, gender issues
KW  - Legal profession: general
KW  - Criminal justice law
KW  - Biography: general
KW  - Criminal law: procedure & offences
KW  - Sociological jurisprudence
KW  - England
KW  - Wales
KW  - Advice and Rights
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Law
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2018; Includes bibliographical references; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781784163082; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Written by a woman in the law with compassion, wit and legal know-how, these true life courtroom stories tell it like it is. She must become their voice: weave their story around the black and white of the law and tell it to the courtroom; ____________________SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A thoughtful, elegant book. ... often as thrilling as a detective novel. ' - Thomas Grant, QC The Times.____________________Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the vulnerable, the heartbroken and the hopeful. She must become their voice: weave their story around the black and white of the law and tell it to the courtroom. These stories may not make headlines but they will change the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary ways. They are stories which, but for a twist of luck, might have been yours. With remarkable candour, Sarah describes eleven cases which reveal what goes on in our criminal and family courts: these are tales of domestic fall out, everyday burglary, sexual indiscretion, and children caught up in the law. They are sometimes shocking and they are often heart-stopping. She examines how she feels as she defends the person standing in the dock. She also shows us how our attitudes and actions can shape not only the outcome of a case, but the legal system itself
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