Joint Enterprise: the debut novel from GCN’s Brigid Baillie

23 November 2023

Joint Enterprise cover Brigid Baillie

Joint Enterprise is the debut novel from GCN’s Brigid Baillie, drawing on experiences from her time as a solicitor and as a barrister.

On a winter’s night, in a grubby alleyway, in a northern town, Josh, a 17-year-old A Level student, is found stabbed to death.
The police investigation soon focuses on the four people who were in the alleyway with him that night – Josh’s girlfriend, Naomi and three members of a local gang, involved in drugs and violence.
The three gang members are charged but the police start to look more closely at Naomi. New evidence emerges which seems to point to Naomi.
Could Naomi be complicit with the gang? Is she a victim or a suspect? Or are the police looking in the wrong place? Soon her lawyers become Naomi’s only hope of a life beyond this nightmare.

The book is available at all good high street bookshops as well as online at Amazon and via the publisher Austin Macauley.

News

News

A Duty of Candour is desperately needed. Ten years on, why is Hillsborough Law stalled?

The false narrative run by MI5 officials during the inquiry into Manchester Arena bombing epitomises the need for a full duty of candour.

News

Garden Court North stands in solidarity with Rajiv Menon KC as he faces prosecution for contempt of court

Rajiv Menon KC faces prosecution for contempt of court in the closing speech he delivered to a jury when defending pro-Palestine protesters.

News

Bethany Currie successfully defends mandatory rent arrears ground possession claim

The private landlord who brought the possession claim alleged that the defendant owed £7,000 in unpaid rent.

News

Inquest into the death of Josh Perry bolsters calls for Gabe’s Law to prevent future car park deaths

Garden Court North’s Christian Weaver represented Josh Perry’s family during the inquest into his death at a car park in Liverpool.