Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer by Michael Mansfield
'Everyone has the right to representation. As a defence lawyer it's my job to defend the indefensible' Michael Mansfield, QC
'Probably the biggest household name at the criminal Bar is Michael Mansfield, QC, a sure-fire role model for students wondering about a career in criminal (or civil rights) law' The Times Online 'The radical lawyer has become an icon in a disenchanted age (Mansfield's) high profile victories take on a hallowed significance: the good guys against the rotten state with a flourish of his insolence and a refusal to shut up they flock to him, the disaffected, the inner city victims, Arthur Scargill, and he looks after them all. The Establishment loathes him.' Lesley White, Sunday Times, 'Michael Mansfield QC is a die-hard grand old rebel. He has rejected the Labour Party, dismisses Blair as a Tory, and thereby disqualifies himself from the headlong rush of so many of his senior legal contemporaries to sup in the Labour Government trough of power.' Guardian 'There is no question that he has been a force for good in this country, and has kept the flag of civil liberties flying when governments would have been very happy to have seen it suppressed. He can't retire - his country needs him. Carpentry must wait.' Lynn Barber, Observer
Michael Mansfield QC was born in 1941 and educated at Highgate School and Keele University. Called to the Bar in 1967, he established Tooks Chambers, in 1984 and became Queen's Counsel in 1989. He has represented defendants in criminal trials, appeals, inquests and inquiries in some of the most controversial legal cases the country has seen, particularly where issues of Civil Liberty have arisen; he is President and Patron of numerous organisations including the Haldane, Amicus and Viva!, Professor and Honorary Fellow of many universities as well as being a regular contributor to public debates on human rights issues.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747576549 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747576548 |
| Title | Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer |
| Author | Michael Mansfield |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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