Antecedents -- A university man -- Pupil, professor, husband and politician -- 'Patient, laborious asses' : onwards and upwards at the Bar -- Copyright and the author -- The Bench -- The War and the law -- At the height of his powers : 1919-1927 -- Scrutton the realist? -- 'Old Scrutton'
Summary
A biography of Thomas Scrutton, who has been described as 'the greatest English-speaking commercial judge of a century'