Charles Courtley

 

Charles Courtley did a great deal of amateur acting earlier in his life. In more recent years, he has written short stories (two of which were produced for radio) and two currently unpublished children’s books. From 1972–1990, he practised as a barrister, mainly in London and the South Eastern Circuit – both prosecuting and defending in criminal cases. He is now a military judge, presiding over court-martial cases, which have included a number of serious criminal allegations over the years. Charles Courtley is a pen-name.

Authors that Charles compares himself to:

HENRY CECIL Who wrote “ Brothers-in-Law”, a book about a young barrister, one Roger Thursby, in the early 1950’s.

JOHN MORTIMER In the sense that Charles Courtley too, treads the same paths as the celebrated author’s incomparable “Rumple of the Bailey”.

CARO FRASER Who writes so convincingly about barristers and chambers’ life in her “Caper Court” series.

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