In Conversation with Eleanor Sharpston
A Life, A Journey
Adam Lazowski author Dame, KC Eleanor Sharpston author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:28th May '26
£90.00
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A fascinating dialogue between a leading European scholar and Eleanor Sharpston, the former and hugely influential UK Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union.
What was behind a legal life lived in the spotlight? In this extended conversation between Professor Adam Lazowski and Dame Eleanor Sharpston KC, one of the most important European lawyers of her generation, two friends lift the curtain on what was happening backstage.
Over nine chapters, they discuss Eleanor’s early life, her university years, and her parallel career at the Bar and in academe. They move on to consider her leading cases in the English courts, which included Brown and Others (Operation Spanner) and the Metric Martyr, before laying out a thoughtful insider’s assessment of her time on the Bench at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. The closing chapter of the book is dedicated to current events, including the rule of law crisis and the future of European integration. A candid, illuminating and often amusing discussion with a transformative European lawyer.
Both the lay and legal public will be absorbed by this frank and amusing depiction of the influences which shaped the life and thinking of an outstandingly civilised and endearing European polymath. * Sir Konrad Schiemann (former judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union) *
Always wondered who is hiding behind AG Sharpston? This book will help you to discover the answer. It will take you on a fascinating journey, a journey showing many dimensions of the legal profession, giving insights into the functioning of the English Bar, the Court of Justice of the EU and a cabinet of an AG, providing fresh perspectives on many cases by telling the story behind them and make you encounter many colourful characters. It will also take you beyond the law, into recent history, music, and sports. Engaging, serious and playful at the same time, the book is full of Sharp(ston) observations, and above all, deeply human. * Professor Sacha Prechal (former judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union) *
Lawyers come in all different shapes and sizes but the life of Leo Sharpston is really rather remarkable. As told to Adam Lazowski, it’s a story of virtuosity, talent and remarkable achievement. * Professor Catherine Barnard, University of Cambridge, UK *
ISBN: 9781509992324
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384 pages