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The Queen's Counsel Lawyer's Omnibus: 20 Years of Cartoons from the Times 1993-2013

The Queen's Counsel Lawyer's Omnibus: 20 Years of Cartoons from the Times 1993-2013
Product ISBN: 9780957553019
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In 1993 the Queen's Counsel cartoon strip first appeared in the law pages of The Times. The authors were Alex Williams and Graham Defries, two young lawyers determined to make fun of the legal profession even as they attempted to climb its greasy pole.

The strip soon settled on a handful of key characters: Sir Geoffrey Bentwood QC, Head of Chambers at 4 Lawn Buildings, a study in pomposity and all-round Master of the Legal Universe; Richard Loophole, ambulance chaser and senior partner at Filibuster and Loophole; and Rachel Underwood, oppressed associate who never quite makes partner no matter how good her work is.

The strip has been published continuously in The Times ever since. Collected here for the first time is the author's personal selection of the very best cartoons over the past 20 years, showing that, despite all the changes in the legal profession in over two decades - nothing much has really changed.

These cartoons show Britain's best-loved legal cartoon satire maturing into ripe middle-age; good-natured, funny, and a bit flabby around the middle.

Table of Content

The Characters
 
4 Lawn Buildings
Derek Hardman
Helena Fairchild
Quentin Crawley
Edward Longwind
Sir Geoffrey Bentwood QC
 
Fillibuster & Loophole
Richard Loophole
Rachel Underwood
Arthur Greybinder
 
Judges & Clients
His Honour Judge Humphrey Barnacle
Nigel Sprocket
 
The Contents
Chapter 1: Law School
Chapter 2: Pupillage
Chapter 3: Junior Bar
Chapter 4: Queen's Counsel
Chapter 5: Law Firm Associates
Chapter 6: Law Firm Partners
Chapter 7: In the Courts
Chapter 8: Clients
Chapter 9: Lawyers at Home
Chapter 10: Lawyers on Holiday
Chapter 11: Life Beyond Law