Lord Devlin / Justice John Sackar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sackar, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Devlin, Patrick, Baron, 1905-1992.

Devlin, Patrick.

Judges--Great Britain--Biography.

Judges.

Lawyers--Great Britain--Biography.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; Hart Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.

Summary:

"Lord Devlin was a leading lawyer of his generation. Moreover, he was one of the most recognised figures in the judiciary, thanks to his role in the John Bodkin Adams trial and the Nyasaland Commission of Inquiry. It is hard then to believe that he retired as a Law Lord at a mere 58 years of age. This important book looks at the life, influences and impact of this most important judicial figure. Starting with his earliest days as a school boy before moving on to his later years, the author draws a compelling picture of a complex, brilliant man who would shape not just the law but society more generally in post-war Britain"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ab Ovo

God's house

The early years in the law

A relentless workload

The celebrity

friends across the Atlantic

Up a notch

Darkest Africa

The return to normality?

Appellate life

Not quite the wilderness

New challenges and the enemy within

Revenge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Sackar, John. Lord Devlin

ISBN:

9781509923731

150992373X

9781509923724

1509923721

9781509923717

1509923713

OCLC:

1156429888