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

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

«The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken» is the essay by The Secret Barrister (Picador, paperback, 384 pages, in English).

The author, an anonymous barrister, describes the routine of British courts: defences of defendants, victims, witnesses and officials who sustain the judicial machinery. With irony and denunciation, he explains how guilt is decided, why justice is broken and what human cost it has for all who pass through it.

Published in 2018, the pseudonym The Secret Barrister hides the identity of an active British lawyer; the book was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Books are My Bag award for non-fiction.

Aimed at adult readers interested in criminal law, true crime and criticism of the British judicial system from an internal perspective.