Second Helpings

& Last Scrapings

By: Simon Brown

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Paperback | 27 April 2023 | Edition Number 2

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Treat yourself to Second Helpings and more choice cuts in the style of Simon Brown's much lauded first volume of memoirs, Playing off the Roof & Other Stories.

Exuberantly revisiting his early years in National Service, at Oxford and as a young barrister, Lord Brown recalls matters grave and trivial from his time at the Bar and on the Bench, along the way regaling us with tales of Paddington Bear, Nigel Lawson and Mozart at the Warsaw opera. He also has something to say about the current legal scene and considers such thorny problems as the 2019 prorogation judgment and whether trial by jury might be dispensed with in order to clear a mounting backlog of criminal cases. Drawing witty lessons from a life of trials, Lord Brown finds time to muse on when a judge might choose to change a sentence already imposed, what to say after dinner and why the game of golf is strictly for the birds!

This expanded paperback edition includes Last Scrapings, thirteen new pieces written since the first publication ofâSecond Helpings in hardback.

Industry Reviews

'Simon Brown writes as he speaks, with humanity, humour and self-deprecation.'â- Shami Chakrabarti

'Sprinkled with humour ... From jury trial to crusty judges, legal dinners to life on the circuit, Brown's second helpings come with dessert - and a heart-warming digestif.'â- Frances Gibb, The Times

'A view from the Bar and Bench which combines a string of amusing anecdotes with important insights into our legal system.'âJeffrey Jowell

'A combination of wisdom, experience, empathy and humour.'â- Jonathan Sumption

'Funny, vivid and unexpectedly revealing ... Lord Brown's Oxford lecture of 2010 "Are Juries a Good Thing? The Jury is Out" is reason enough in itself to acquire this delightful volume.'â- Earl Howe, The House

'You can never have too many helpings of Simon Brown.'â- Peter Hennessy

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Second Helpings

& Last Scrapings

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Industry Reviews

Second Helpings

Last Scrapings

Shipping

How to return your order

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