Swifty : a life of Yvonne Swift / Edmund Campion.

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Campion, Edmund [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW. : NewSouth Publishing, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781742247892
174224789X
9781742242491
1742242499

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Swifty : a life of Yvonne Swift.DDC classification:

271.9302 23

LOC classification:

BX4705.S922 C36 2016

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Contents:

Chapter 1: A French convent -- Chapter 2: Schooldays -- Chapter 3: At university -- Chapter 4: Entering the convent -- Chapter 5: Enriching young lives -- Chapter 6: Sancta Sophia -- Chapter 7: The life of the mind -- Chapter 8: Among her friends -- Chapter 9: Return to the law -- Chapter 10: In pursuit of justice -- Chapter 11: Fidelity -- Chapter 12: A lifetime of giving.

Summary: The extraordinary story of how a devoted nun became an equally devoted campaigner for justice as a successful criminal defence lawyer. When Yvonne Benedicta Swift entered the Sacre Coeur convent in Rose Bay in 1938, she was determined to dedicate herself to religious life. But in the 1970s she did something unusual: retrained as a lawyer, established her own practice and defended some of Sydney's most notorious criminals. In her shift to the law, 'Swifty', as she was known, left behind an impressive career as principal of the Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, and later Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney. In her legal practice she took on clients who she believed had been wronged, especially by the legal system itself. Known for her plain-speaking approach and her deeply compassionate outlook, Swifty went on to represent the likes of convicted murderers Douglas Rendell and Arthur Loveday, underworld figure Bill Bayeh, and Bandidos gang members for everything from traffic offences to murder. The story of this extraordinary woman, who treated everyone from bishops to bikies equally, is a truly unusual and remarkable one.

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The extraordinary story of how a devoted nun became an equally devoted campaigner for justice as a successful criminal defence lawyer. When Yvonne Benedicta Swift entered the Sacre Coeur convent in Rose Bay in 1938, she was determined to dedicate herself to religious life. But in the 1970s she did something unusual: retrained as a lawyer, established her own practice and defended some of Sydney's most notorious criminals. In her shift to the law, 'Swifty', as she was known, left behind an impressive career as principal of the Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart, and later Sancta Sophia College at the University of Sydney. In her legal practice she took on clients who she believed had been wronged, especially by the legal system itself. Known for her plain-speaking approach and her deeply compassionate outlook, Swifty went on to represent the likes of convicted murderers Douglas Rendell and Arthur Loveday, underworld figure Bill Bayeh, and Bandidos gang members for everything from traffic offences to murder. The story of this extraordinary woman, who treated everyone from bishops to bikies equally, is a truly unusual and remarkable one.

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