Walking On Water

Reflections and rumblings on human nature and the law from one of Australia''s longest serving criminal defence barristers, once nicknamed ''The Smiling Funnelweb'', Chester Porter QC.

Chester Porter''s life in the law began in 1948, when at the age of 21 he was the youngest lawyer to be admitted to the Bar. He took silk in 1974 and quickly became known as Sydney''s best defence lawyer, shunning t...