{"product_id":"without-prejudice-part-one-david-morrissey-9781066846306","title":"Without Prejudice - Part One: Inside an Irish Courtroom and the Illusion of Fairness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? A fine ideal. But when it comes to repossession proceedings, you won't find it in Irish courtrooms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the financial crash, an ordinary homeowner found himself facing mortgage possession proceedings that would consume the next sixteen years of his life. Unable to afford legal representation, and with legal aid unavailable in possession proceedings, he stood alone in court against one of Ireland's largest financial institutions and the experienced, highly aggressive legal teams acting on its behalf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat he experienced was not the system he thought existed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawing on contemporaneous records, court documents, correspondence and Digital Audio Recordings, \u003cem\u003eWithout Prejudice - Part One\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a lay litigant navigating an Irish legal system where procedure often seemed to matter more than fairness, and persistence became his only real defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in plain English with moments of dark humour, this is not a legal textbook or a political manifesto. It is the first-hand account of one ordinary person who refused to stop asking questions, refused to stop keeping records, and refused to quietly capitulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the years from the financial crash through to 2021, \u003cem\u003ePart One\u003c\/em\u003e documents the events that led to a possession order, the appeals that followed, and the evidence that kept the fight alive. It is the first instalment of an ongoing story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe legal and financial establishment would prefer it all stayed behind the curtain, out of public view. This book pulls the curtain back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSometimes the most extraordinary stories are simply true.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Morrissey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1066846308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781066846306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eternal Legacy Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"David Morrissey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148652191999,"sku":"9781066846306","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/without-prejudice-part-one-david-morrissey-9781066846306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}