Brothers in Law (novel)

Brothers in Law is a 1955 comic novel by British author Henry Cecil, a county court judge, about Roger Thursby, a young barrister experiencing his first year in chambers.

Although supposed to 'shadow' Grimes, he finds himself on his feet before a judge within a few days, all at sea on a knotty legal point.

Roger lives with his slightly vague widowed mother, and also balances the affections of two girlfriends, Sally and Joy.

Joy obtains his first brief for him from her uncle, a solicitor; an undefended divorce case, which Roger manages to lose, to the lady's fury.

As his period as a pupil comes to its end, Henry leaves to take a position in another set of chambers, and Roger considers joining him.