Courtrooms are serious, but they can also be very humorous. A refined and witty collection of courtroom tales and legal curiosities, The Oxford Book of Legal Anecdotes celebrates the quirks and human moments behind the law. Edited by crime novelist and barrister Michael Gilbert, this elegant volume brings together true stories of judges, lawyers, and litigants, revealing the lighter side of the legal world with Oxford’s trademark polish and humor.
From the publisher: "The law has a great hold over the imagination of the public: it is all-powertul, yet its servants can be fallible, and it is the foibles as well as the authority of judges, barristers, solicitors, and other legal practitioners that make this collection so enjoyable.
"Michael Gilbert has drawn from the reminiscences of lawyers and criminals, witnesses and clerks, over 350 anecdotes about legal goings-on in the past 250 years, and about the individuals who have won distinction in their profession.
"Edward Carson cross-examining Oscar Wilde, Clarence Darrow defending J. T. Scopes for teaching the theory of evolution: these are perhaps the best known of many celebrated legal battles retold in these pages. Of a less dramatic nature is the story of the letter received by the American judge, Benjamin Cardozo: 'I read in the newspapers that you are a liberal judge. Will you send me ten dollars as I'm really very hard up.'
"Michael Gilbert was a partner with a firm of solicitors in the City for many years. He is a well-known crime writer and lives in Kent.
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Editor: Michael Gilbert
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Year: 1986
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Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
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ISBN: 0192141120
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Condition: Like new – elegant gilt lettering on cover and spine
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Dimensions: 14.5 × 22.5 × 3.5 cm
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Weight: 584 g
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Language: English
