Red Barrister: A Biography of Ted Laurie QC

By Peter S. Cook

A biography of Ted Laurie, Australia's leading communist QC. It explores his career as student and sportsman, the comfortable middle class background, the communist ideals and the aspirations to serve the Party. Laurie appeared on the Party's behalf in a number of crucial cases, including the Lowe Royal Commission on Communism, the High Court case on the Communist Party Dissolution Act and the Petrov case.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186324414X
• ISBN13: 9781863244145
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: La Trobe University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"