The Independence of the Judiciary

"...All lawyers interested in, or concerned about, the way in which their profession is administered, will enjoy the instruction which Professor Stevens is able to provide" David Pannick QC writing in The Times
"The definitive account of the classical heydey of the Lord Chancellor's Department" Gavin Drewry writing in Legal Studies
"...He has brought the scene to life very skilfully, and made clear the tensions between the judges and the Lord Chancellor and his senior officials ... as an account of the problems of judicial administrators during the twentieth century it is excellent" Sir Derrick Oulton writing in The Journal of Law and Society
"A short, elegant book ... an illuminating account of relations from Victorian times until now between the Lord Chancellor's senior advisors and the judges. Robert Stevens reinforces many of the beliefs and suspicions of those whose careers have been in the law" Stephen Tumin writing in The Sunday Telegraph
"A fascinating glimpse of legal politics" Robin de Wilde QC writing in The Bar magazine Counsel