A Lawyer's Beliefs: True Stories of Absurdities from the Courtroom

In A Lawyers' Beliefs, veteran prosecutor-turned-barrister Valery Stoyanov ushers you behind the scenes of post-communist Europe's legal carnival. Across twelve irreverent "beliefs" he recounts real cases of corruption, power plays and everyday absurdities: suitcases stuffed with cash, judges who treat courtroom procedure like cabaret, and clients who believe truth is negotiable. Blending memoir, social history and biting humour, Stoyanov exposes how authority tests both those who wield it ...