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The Law Machine

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Law Machine
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Clare Dyer
By (author) Marcel Berlins
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLaw for the lay person
ISBN/Barcode 9780140287561
ClassificationsDewey:347.42
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 31 August 2000
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Marcel Berlins and Clare Dyer explain and discuss how the system evolved and how it has been changing, the way it operates - including vivid descriptions of the trial process - and how lawyers work. At every stage they ask- is the English legal system as good as we have the right to expect? Now completely revised and updated for this fifth edition, The Law Machine surveys recent developments in the workings of the machinery of justice and the outlook for the future. The authors show how the legal establishment has tried to adopt a more open, modern approach. At the same time, far-reaching and controversial changes to the system promise better access to justice for all, but will they achieve that aim?

Author Biography

Marcel Berlins, a former practising lawyer, has written several books and presented a number of television series, including The Law Machine. He presents 'Law in Action' on BBC Radio 4 and writes a weekly legal column in the Guardian. Clare Dyer, asolicitor, is legal correspondent of the Guardian and the British Medical Journal.