TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Peter
TI  - The dwarf who moved: and other remarkable tales from a life in the law 
SN  - 9781775540472 (hardback)
U1  - 345.930092 23
KW  - Williams, Peter,
KW  - Lawyers
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Biography
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
N1  - Includes index
N2  - n his time as a criminal defence lawyer in the New Zealand courts, Peter Williams QC has seen it all. From the days when abortion, homosexuality and even telling fortunes could see a person hauled before the courts, to sensational cases of wrongful imprisonment and police corruption, he has witnessed the defining moments in the evolution of our modern judicial and penal systems. In this rich and wise collection of memoir, anecdote and forensic analysis our pre-eminent courtroom advocate recalls the people (including Ronald Jorgensen, Arthur Allen Thomas, "Mr Asia", James K Baxter, Winston Peters and many more) and the cases (both celebrated and obscure) that have defined his remarkable career, and illuminates the ways in which a legal system mirrors its society, for good and bad. Fearless, astute and compassionate, Peter Williams proves - beyond reasonable doubt - that truth is nearly always stranger than fiction
ER  -