In each chapter, the Secret Barrister starts by running through what the applicable law is, how the relevant cases were covered by newspapers, commentators and politicians (as the case may be) before running through what actually happened in the cases concerned and why the issues concerned are important.Ĭhapter 1 looks at the law of self-defence with the cases Tony Martin, who in 1999 shot 2 burglars attempting to break into his house, killing one and wounding the other.

Each chapter takes a legal topic that has made the headlines over the last 20 years, including the cases that have been covered. The book is divided into 9 chapters (plus an introduction and epilogue). Their second book is a scorching polemic taking on some of the most high profile English cases of the last 20 years to look at how poor media reporting coupled with political interests misrepresent the law and how this works to the detriment of everyone by undermining the people’s faith in the rule of law. The Secret Barrister is an anonymous junior barrister specialising in criminal law in England and Wales and best selling author. I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. You can order FAKE LAW: THE TRUTH ABOUT JUSTICE IN AN AGE OF LIES by The Secret Barrister from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or UK. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence again the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital. Thankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stores of recent years. This Fake Law allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge – worse, we risk letting them make us complicit. Our familiarity 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.

But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. 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?

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