James Wilson

I trained as a lawyer and practised for a while in both New Zealand and England before wandering into various other vocations. In the course of doing so I started writing as an interesting sideline, moving from blogs and tweets to articles and full-length books. I still have a day job, which is wholly separate from my writing.

Some of my books have a legal theme, though aimed at the general rather than specialist reader — I don't write text books! I have covered a wide range of subjects, including human rights, sport, military history and classic cinema. I always try to find stories with an interesting human angle or moral dilemma, or both.

I have written five books and jointly edited another. My most recent book is Lord Denning: Life, Law and Legacy, a biography and reassessment of the most famous judge in English history.

My second book, Court & Bowled: Tales of Cricket and the Law, was chosen by Lord Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice, as his recommendation for The Times newspaper in 2014. It was also longlisted for the Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year 2015 and reviewed in Wisden 2015. A revised edition was published in paperback in July 2017.

I also have a website (https://jamesrjw.wixsite.com/jamesrjwilson), which contains more information about the books along with some articles unpublished elsewhere. It has contact details for anyone wanting to get in touch.