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"After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one's life. This was my event. Although unaware at the time, I was about to embark on a life of crime." In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all. In this engaging and entertaining memoir, McKechnie takes readers on a tour of his distinguished career, and explores the criminal cases, big and small, that…mehr

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"After a year in practice, I received a brief to defend a youth accused, with his friend, of manslaughter. There are times when a chance event changes the course of one's life. This was my event. Although unaware at the time, I was about to embark on a life of crime." In a career spanning five decades, barrister, prosecutor, judge and corruption commissioner John McKechnie AO KC has seen up close how the law touches the lives of us all. In this engaging and entertaining memoir, McKechnie takes readers on a tour of his distinguished career, and explores the criminal cases, big and small, that have stayed with him. McKechnie also includes his compilation of bite-sized 'quirky cases', historical excursions into moments of legal and personal interest - all written with humour and, above all, great humanity.
Autorenporträt
John McKechnie AO KCBorn in Perth in 1950 and educated at Scotch College and UWA, John McKechnie AO KC has spent his adult life in the law - as King's Counsel, Director of Public Prosecutions for seven years, a Supreme Court judge for 16 years, and Corruption and Crime Commissioner 2015-2025.John has authored legal textbooks and taught legal and judicial practice. He has served on various non-profit boards over the years.John is a member of the Uniting Church of Australia. An avid sailor, he is an Australian Sailing Race Officer. John is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.In 2024 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.