ROUGH JUSTICE

Do we have the law we deserve Has justice improved for the victim the accused and society What even is justice Joseph is a natural storyteller but what makes it stand out is her point of view The Times A compelling read Lady Hale A more cerebral version of Kavanagh QC with sensitivity suspense and an easy style New Statesman Beautifully written immensely engaging powerful and disturbing insight into a judge s work and the choices faced Peter James If ever I was on trial I would want my judge to be this one Cherie Blair CBE KC Hot on the heels of her Sunday Times bestseller Unlawful Killings Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC skilfully reconstructs four courtroom dramas drawing on her many years experience as a murder judge to ask whether our justice system works and if it has improved over the centuries Have we got any better at delivering what is right and fair to both the perpetrators and the victims of society s most heinous crimes From the trial of a child charged with disposing of dismembered body parts to the woman accused of killing her own husband Joseph is utterly compelling as she sets out how the system works But as she compares these modern courtroom tales with eerily similar cases and miscarriages of justice from years ago m