The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken

by The Secret Barrister

I have the warm embrace of a four-legged friend waiting at home if I’m ultimately disbarred. Things will be OK.

You are at best a part-time family member and a fair-weather friend, expected by the courts to abandon holidays, weddings and funerals at a judge’s command. An early night sees me home at 8 p.m. A late night is the following morning.