Leaving the arena
Subtitle: a story of bar and bench
By: David Keene
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2020
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781788318273
Subjects: Judges; Biography; Lawyers
Description: The Rt. Hon. Sir David Keene has had a long and distinguished career both at the Bar and on the Bench. From being called to the Bar by the Inner Temple, taking silk and becoming chairman of the Planning Bar to the High Court and Court of Appeal, Sir David has been involved in a number of fascinating cases over the course of his career, especially major planning inquiries. In Leaving the Arena, Sir David reveals the story of his life from childhood to retirement
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on online resource (Bloomsbury, viewed February 4, 2021)
Table of contents: title: Dedication; title: p. v; title: Epigraph; title: p. vi; title: Acknowledgements pp. x-xi; title: Foreword : By Lord Woolf pp. xii-xiv; title: In the Arena; title: Chapter 1. In the Beginning pp. 3-16; title: Chapter 2. Oxford pp. 17-28; title: Chapter 3. An American Interlude pp. 29-34; title: Chapter 4. Bar Pupillage, and Marriage pp. 35-46; title: Chapter 5. Life at the Bar - Early Days pp. 47-64; title: Chapter 6. Family and Politics pp. 65-72; title: Chapter 7. Into Silk pp. 73-86; title: Out of the Arena; title: Chapter 8. The Bench Full-Time pp. 89-106; title: Chapter 9. France - and the Blairs pp. 107-116; title: Chapter 10. To the Court of Appeal pp. 117-132; title: Chapter 11. The Home Straight pp. 133-140