An Uncommon Lawyer
$45.24
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
11 January 2023
Summary
A Life in the Law: Lord Woolf’s Reflections on a Remarkable Career
In this unique book Lord Woolf recounts his remarkable career and provides a personal and honest perspective on the most important developments in the common law over the last half century.
The book opens with a comprehensive description of his family background, which was very influential on his later life, starting with the arrival of his grandparents as Jewish immigrants to England in 1870. His recollectio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509958429 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509958428 |
| Author: | Rt Hon Lord Woolf, CH |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Hart Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 11 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 349g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 12mm |
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An Uncommon Lawyer traces the author’s unbroken ascent up the ladders of bar and bench – helpfully, for the lay reader, with explanations of what his various roles involved. It also describes the development of his aim to make the law more accessible and more humane … He has indeed been an uncommon lawyer, as well as an honourable and much honoured man. – Michael Beloff * The Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Rt Hon Lord Woolf, CH
Rt Hon Lord Woolf, CH is a member of the House of Lords. He was appointed to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in 1979, as Lord Justice of Appeal in 1986 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 1992. Between 1996 and 2000 he held the position of Master of the Rolls and in 2000 was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, a position from which he retired in September 2005.
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