Tom Hughes QC : a cab on the rank

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Label

Tom Hughes QC : a cab on the rank

Title remainder

a cab on the rank

Statement of responsibility

Ian Hancock

Title variation

• Tom Hughes Queen's Counsel
• Cab on the rank

Creator

• trueHancock, Ian, 1940-

Author

• trueHancock, Ian, 1940-

Subject

• trueAustralian
• Hughes, Tom, 1923-
• trueLawyers -- Australia -- Biography
• trueAttorneys general -- Australia -- Biography
• truePoliticians -- Australia -- Biography
• Liberal Party of Australia -- Biography
• trueAustralia

Genre

• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

For more than thirty years, Tom Hughes, a scion of a notable Sydney family of high achievers, was one of Australia's top barristers, renowned, respected and sometimes feared for his dominating presence in the courtroom. Equally at home in all jurisdictions, his theatrical style, command of language and forensic skills filled public galleries, exposed witnesses, persuaded juries and ensured that judges paid attention. An icon of the Sydney and Australian Bar, he appeared in a raft of celebrated cases, became the subject of many media profiles and was, from the 1970s to the 1990s, the country's most expensive advocate. In addition to published material, the book draws on a huge trove of personal records, including fee books, intimate diaries, autobiographical jottings and private correspondence, supplemented by interviews with Hughes, his family, friends and colleagues. Using these sources, the book provides insights into a many-sided character -- telling the story of how Hughes and his immediate forebears embraced more of their English than their Irish heritage while becoming distinctively Australian. It also offers a personal perspective on several decades of Australian political, social and legal history

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

ANL

Dewey number

340.092

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits
• plates
• genealogical tables

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

general