A Life of Crime
the memoirs of a high court judge
$28.89
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
3 January 2019
Summary
A Life of Crime: Memoirs from the Bench and Bar
A frank and witty memoir of life at the Bar and on the Bench, from former High Court Judge The Hon. Sir Harry Ognall.
For many years, Harry Ognall enjoyed a formidable reputation as an advocate at the criminal Bar. As counsel, and later as judge, he was involved in numerous high-profile trials, both in Britain and abroad.
Among many cases as a QC, he prosecuted Peter Sutcliffe, the so-called ‘Yorkshire Ripper’. He succe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008267483 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008267480 |
| Author: | Harry Ognall |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 3 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Harry Ognall
Sir Harry has his roots in the North country. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School and thence to Oxford University, and finally completed his student days with a scholarship to the University of Virginia School of Law, USA.
Called to the Bar in 1958, he spent much of his professional life on the North-Eastern Circuit, with chambers in Leeds. Latterly, as a QC, his work from both Leeds and London chambers took him further afield, including substantial criminal trials in the Far East and Central Africa.
After retirement, he initially occupied himself with charitable work, duties as a Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and as an after-dinner speaker, as well as too much time in fruitless endeavour on the golf course. Nowadays, he would tell you that his life is more akin to the definition of poetry – one of emotion recollected in tranquillity.
Sir Harry is married, with five children and eight grandchildren. He and his wife live on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
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