In 100 per cent of criminal trials someone, if not everyone, tells lies.
If it wasnât for liars, there wouldnât be trials.
When a defendant swears âto tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthâ, most judges and barristers believe their evidence will be ânothing like the truthâ. Who can blame them? During years of exposure to a daily diet of murder and mayhem, lies and liars, theyâve heard it all before.
In Nothing Like the Truth, Nigel Lithman QC provides an entertaining and irreverent insight into life in the criminal courts as barrister, QC and Crown Court judge. Using his experience in true crime, he mixes tales of horror with humour and questions whether it is possible for defendants to get a fair trial.
Nigel Lithman QC is well known among his peers as a fearless advocate, fair-minded judge and funny man. Exasperated with the criminal justice system, he successfully led the Criminal Bar in its only strike against the government.