{"product_id":"the-secret-barrister-fake-law-paperback-book-2026220692","title":"The Secret Barrister Fake Law Paperback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Information: THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid an illegal immigrant avoid deportation because he had a cat?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs the law on the side of the burglar who enters your home?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre unelected judges 'enemies of the people'?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThankfully, the Secret Barrister is back to reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years. In Fake Law, the Secret Barrister debunks the lies and builds a defence against the abuse of our law, our rights and our democracy that is as entertaining as it is vital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Information: The Secret Barrister is a junior barrister specializing in criminal law, and the author of the award-winning blog of the same name. The Secret Barrister writes for many publications, including The Times, the Guardian, New Statesman, iNews, Esquire and Counsel magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016 and 2017, the Secret Barrister was named Independent Blogger of the Year at the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards. In 2018, the Secret Barrister was named Legal Personality of the Year at the Law Society Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir first book, The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken, was a Sunday Times number-one bestseller and has been in the top-ten bestseller list for more than a year. It won the Books Are My Bag Non-Fiction Award 2018, and was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year and the Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASDA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48323967156462,"sku":"STO-ITEM-2026-220692","price":9.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/0125\/9183\/files\/9781529009989_T1.jpg?v=1784144910","url":"https:\/\/mcgrocer.com\/products\/the-secret-barrister-fake-law-paperback-book-2026220692","provider":"McGrocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}