MJBQC: A Life Within and Without the Law

Michael Beloff QC is one of the outstanding lawyers of his generation. In this insightful and intimate book, he brings the reader on a journey through a career of highlights. These include his election as head of the Bar Associations (administrative law and sports law) and his presidency of Trinity College, Oxford. His judicial roles included appointments at the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey. He arbitrated at five summer Olympics and chaired the ethics and disciplinary bodes in two major international sports, cricket and athletics. Such a stellar career can't help but result in a fascinating memoir.

table of content

PROLOGUE

1. ROOTS AND BRANCHES

2. EARLY DAYS TO ETON

3. OXFORD BLUELESS

4. AN UTTER BARRISTER

5. THE SILK ROAD

6. TRANSITION TO TRINITY

7. SECOND TIME ROUND THE TRACK

8. POLITICS AND THE LAW

9. GOOD NAMES AND BAD

10. MY SPORTING LIFE

11. JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED

12. ODDS AND SODS

13. LIFE AT THE BAR

14. THE ART OF ADVOCACY

15. CHANGE OR DECAY?

EPILOGUE