Better Call Louis
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bath Publishing Ltd
Publishing:20th Nov '25
£25.00
This title is due to be published on 20th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Adventures in the media jungle
Better Call Louis is a rare chance to see behind the scenes of over thirty years of landmark scandals through the eyes of one of the UK’s leading media lawyers, Louis Charalambous.
The now infamous Bashir/Diana interview. Persuading Amber Heard to be a witness against Johnny Depp. Winning damages for Robert Murat, falsely suspected in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. “Plebgate”.
Defending the journalist who exposed the wrongful convictions of the Birmingham Six. Louis was in the thick of all these stories and many more, taking him on a journey from the High Court and Downing Street here to the
Middle East, Los Angeles, Portugal and Strasbourg.
His unique vantage point at the heart of these affairs makes Louis the perfect guide to what really happens in this often shadowy world of deadlines, ultimatums, hubris and power.
That most rare and satisfying thing, a book that turns out to be exactly what you hope it will be. A fascinating insight to headline cases we all think we know about… Peter Morgan, playwright and screenwriter
Louis has dug me out of the shit on many occasions, in fact the only time I didn’t call him I ended up in prison. His book is a riotous romp through his fascinating career of legal street fights, packed with juicy anecdotes of celebrity skulduggery. Chris Atkins, filmmaker
A gripping read and lucidly written. Louis takes us into the heart of his extraordinary cases. Vera Baird DBE KC, chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission and former Solicitor General
A riveting account of why the rule of law matters and why no one - however powerful or famous - should be above it. Baroness Deborah Mattinson, communications expert and former director of Labour strategy
Better Call Louis is incisive, startling and a lot of fun. Charalambous has seen Britain's most sensational, sordid and consequential libel cases from the inside, and it's finally his turn to tell all. Oliver Bullough, Author
Louis has been at the heart of some of the most significant, newsworthy and jaw-dropping libel and privacy cases of recent decades. There is no one better qualified to take us into the courtroom and behind the curtain of those gripping battles. Louis is that rarest of beasts; a lawyer who can write crisply, insightfully and entertainingly of these clashes between the media and an array of politicians, Hollywood stars and ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events.
Clive Coleman, Former BBC News Legal Correspondent, Playwright and PR expert
Charalambous it turns out, is as good a writer as advocate - offering unique behind-the-scenes perspectives with real verve. A natural storyteller. Peter Morgan, playwright and screenwriter
Entertaining, timely and vital, Louis Charalambous’s book reminds us why evidence and truth still matter in a world addicted to drama and sensationalism.
Dominic Cooke, Director and Writer
ISBN: 9781917447355
Dimensions: 216mm x 135mm x 20mm
Weight: 500g
320 pages