Book reviews

Welcome to the Gazette's book reviews page. We review books about the law, books by lawyers, and books about lawyers. This section is a celebration of the significant contribution of lawyers and the law to literature and learning, the public interest and private enjoyment.

Law books

Mental Health Tribunals: Law, Policy and Practice
Monday, 13 May 2013
Philip Fennell, Penny Letts and Jonathan Wilson

It demonstrates the beleaguered nature of mental health legal practice under public funding that 14 years have lapsed since the last book for practitioners in this critical field. So critical, indeed, that this is one of few areas of legal practice where legal aid is available without means-testing to meet core European convention requirements. There have been other books on mental health law in this time, but the last decade has not seen a specialist publication addressed to legal representation.

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Books about lawyers

24 Hours with 24 Lawyers
Monday, 10 June 2013
Jasper Kim

Isn’t being a lawyer fun? This book was written primarily for American law students to show what diverse and interesting lives we lead. It tells the story of a typical day in the life of various people who have studied law and gone on to have rewarding, lucrative and fascinating careers. Most, but not all, of the people interviewed are American.

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Written by lawyers

Tales from the Courtroom
Monday, 27 May 2013
Brian Harris

The title of this book is rather limp, which is unfortunate. To me it suggested a lightweight collection of diverting courtroom vignettes – a patchwork of anecdotes, tragic and funny. That is a well-worn furrow.

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