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Benet Brandreth KC is a barrister specialising in intellectual property. He was one of the Attorney-General’s A Panel Counsel and sat as a Recorder in crime from 2019-23. He is an expert on classical rhetoric and Shakespeare’s use of language, serving as a coach to the RSC. He has written two acclaimed novels that take Shakespeare as their hero. He is an award-winning comedian and his one-man shows were hits at the Edinburgh Festival and in London.
With Shakespeare’s birthday upon us, Benet Brandreth KC explores how, four centuries on, the Bard’s mastery of classical rhetoric can still sharpen the tools of modern advocates
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