We Set the Bar

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Fighting for Equality, Empowerment and Change within the Legal Profession

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

AvJo Delahunty,London) Delahunty, Jo (Barrister, 4 Paper Buildings,Temple, London Emeritus Professor of Law, Gresham College (Founded 1597)

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The Bar has a long-standing reputation for being the preserve of public-school educated, white men. Power and privilege can create abuses of power. from discrimination and disadvantage in entering the profession, to toxic work practices, sexual harassment, judicial bullying and more. In her trademark outspoken style, Jo Delahunty K.C. reveals what life at the legal aid Bar involves and identifies what can be done to change its culture and image for the better, reshaping the traditional image of a barrister in terms of the diverse profession it should be. By celebrating the highs, but not concealing the lows, of a life in law, Jo’s love letter to her profession ‘sets the bar’ for action: what we can learn from the past and what needs to be done in future to galvanise it into a united, egalitarian, healthy environment for all.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-31
Mått140 x 216 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781529221282

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Professor Jo Delahunty KC, Emeritus Gresham Professor of Law, is one of the UK’s leading barristers, specialising in child protection law who, over her 40 years at the Bar, has chosen to champion the vulnerable, using her status and public platforms to speak out about wrongs in her working world. Being the child of a single parent from a working-class family and the first to go to university, she has defied the script for class and gender to challenge inequality and injustice, through her actions, achievements and public speaking. By writing about the realities of a life in law, confronting issues such as sexual harassment, bullying and lack of diversity she Sets The Bar for others to follow.

'A vibrant and vigorous story long overdue. Warrior and worker – Jo – tells it as it is. An intimate account of struggle on the publicly funded legal frontline – often maligned, often overlooked – but vital to sustaining the values and fabric of an egalitarian society under relentless attack right now from the forces of darkness.' Michael Mansfield KC'Jo Delahunty KC is truly the best of us. We Set the Bar is more than just another barrister book; it is a manifesto, a confessional, an exposé and a tribute. It reminds us of why we choose to enter publicly funded law, and how unnecessarily difficult it often is to stay. The analysis of the challenges facing the profession – which are internal as much as external – is as devastatingly forensic as you would expect from a silk of four decades' call. But what marks this book out is the humanity beating through every page. Jo Delahunty makes me proud to be a barrister. We Set the Bar is essential reading for anybody with any interest in justice.' The Secret Barrister'Delahunty is an extraordinary legal powerhouse with intelligent, unflinching analysis. Ultimately, she gives the Bar a hug and a shake. A must-read from students to judges.' Kirsty Brimelow KC, Barrister and Chair of the Bar Council of England and Wales for 2026