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Sir Patrick Hastings. His Life and Cases
Hyde, H. Montogomery (Harford Montgomery Hyde). Withe a Foreword by The Rt. Hon. Lord Birkett P.C.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London 1960
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top of page block dyed dark red as issued, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, price clipped, no inscriptions, WEA (Workers Educational Association)…bookmark tipped in, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 416pp. A biography of the extraordinary legal career of Sir Patrick Hastings KC (1880-1952), an English barrister and politician noted for his long and highly successful career. Hastings first rose to prominence as a result of the 'Case of the Hooded Man' in 1912, and became noted for his skill at cross examinations. After his success in Gruban v Booth in 1917, his practice steadily grew, and in 1919 he became a King's Counsel. Following various successes as a KC in cases such as Sievier v Wootton and Russell v Russell, his practice was put on hold in 1922 when he was returned as the Labour Member of Parliament for Wallsend in Northumberland. Hastings was appointed Attorney General for England and Wales in 1924, by the first Labour government, and knighted. His authorisation of the prosecution of J. R. Campbell in what became known as the Campbell Case, however, led to the fall of the government after less than a year in power. Following his resignation in 1926 to allow Margaret Bondfield to take a seat in Parliament, Hastings returned to his work as a barrister, and was even more successful than before his entry into the House of Commons. His cases included the Savidge Inquiry and the Royal Mail Case, and before his full retirement in 1948 he was one of the highest paid barristers at the English bar. As well as his legal work, Hastings also tried his hand at writing plays. Although these had a mixed reception 'The River' was made into a silent film in 1927 named 'The Notorious Lady'. Following strokes in 1948 and 1949, his activities became heavily restricted, and he died at home on 26th February 1952. He is thought to have been the model, with Sir Edward Carson, for the barrister in Terence Rattigan's play 'The Winslow Boy'. Harford Montgomery Hyde (1907-1989), born in Belfast, was a barrister, politician (Ulster Unionist MP for Belfast North), prolific author and biographer. He was deselected in 1959, losing his seat in the House of Commons, as a result of campaigning for homosexual law reform. Quite a scarce book. Jacket by Donald Green (illustrator).