Memoirs

By: Simon Brown

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Hardcover | 15 February 2021

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176 Pages

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21 x 13.5 x 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!

Industry Reviews

"Beautifully writtenâ... Second Helpings is like a buffet loaded with delicious sweetmeats. You can look at the menu and select what attracts you. Even if you do as I did and work continuously through the whole array you will not end by feeling overindulged." - Robin Butler

"Simon Brown writes as he speaks, with humanity, humour and self-deprecation. His eyes are wide to the world or crinkled in a grin. Second Helpings is a rare treat. Please sir, I want some more." - Shami Chakrabarti

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

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

"âI really enjoyed Second Helpings. Simon Brown has that elusive quality which the eighteenth century called 'bottom': a combination of wisdom, experience, empathy and humour." - Jonathan Sumption

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