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The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken - The Secret Barrister

But when Putting Victims First means rebalancing adversarialism in the complainant's favour, and tilting the scales away from the defence, I worry. The test I thihnk, in all such cases, is to put yourself in the shoes of the falsely accused. What restrictions on your ability to mount your defence are you content to accept to permit your accuser an easier ride? But as with so much when it comes to these debates, the underlying assumption is that it will never be me