Sister in Law

<b>LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION<br><br>How the UK legal system is failing women, as told by one of Britain’s foremost lawyers.<br><br>‘Sister in Law is compelling, shocking and inspiring in equal measure..this accessible book is a must for anyone interested in justice, society and using the law to achieve change.’ - </b><i>The Times</i><br><br>'<b>Enraging and astonishing</b>.' - <i>Guardian</i><br><br>'<b>A remarkable book chronicling an astonishing career ... Highly recommended.' - </b>Secret Barrister<br><br>‘<b>Every feminist should know Harriet Wistrich’s name.</b> <b>There is no one better to learn from if you want to Get Shit Done</b>.’ Helen Lewis, author of <i>Difficult Women</i><br><br><b>*****</b><br><br><b>For more than quarter of a century, Harriet Wistrich has fought the corner of people from all walks of life let down by our justice system.</b><br><br>She has been at the forefront of some historic and ground-breaking legal victories, from helping the victims of taxi driver and serial rapist John Worboys, to representing a pioneering group of the women caught up in the ‘spy cops’ scandal – women deceived into forming long-term relationships with men later revealed to be undercover police officers.<br><br>Litigation can be a long and rocky path of pitfalls and dead ends and there are defeats as well as gains, hours of painstaking work as well as courtroom drama.<br><br>It takes collaboration, extraordinary tenacity and huge compassion, but Harriet Wistrich is proof that it is possible to demand better justice and to bring about important change.<br><br><b>Exploring landmark cases,<i> Sister in Law </i>covers the shocking true stories demonstrating that, terrifyingly often, the law is not-fit-for-purpose for half the population and shines a feminist light on the landscape of arcane laws and systems skewed towards men.</b><br><br><br><b>*****</b><br><br><br>Praise for <i>Sister in Law:</i><br><br><b>‘Shocking, compelling and invigorating</b>... <b>A must read</b> from one of the foremost feminist human rights lawyers today' Keina Yoshida & Jen Robinson<br><br>'A brilliant lawyer. A <b>brilliant book</b>' - Baroness Helena Kennedy KC<br><br>'Harriet's<b> innovative, intense and courageous </b>commitment to safeguarding basic rights, is compellingly set out in every chapter.' - Michael Mansfield KC<br><br>‘A <b>vivid </b>account of cases in which the justice system has spectacularly failed women but also of<b> how injustices can be challenged </b>if only we know enough and care enough to do so.’ Rt Hon Lady Hale DBE<br><br>'If I was ever in trouble, I would <b>want Harriet Wistrich fighting in my corner</b>.' - Emeritus Professor David Wilson, author of <i>My Life with Murderers</i>