"As an advocate, Mr Patrick Yu is a legend in our courts. This book contains a fascinating and illuminating account of his forensic experiences. It deserves to be read by all who are interested in the law. They will derive great pleasure and invaluable in

"Tales from No. 9 Ice House Street, Mr Patrick Yu's sequel to his bestseller, A Seventh Child and the Law, is a must-read for the legal professionals. Lay readers will find the tales eye-opening, heart-pumping and mind-absorbing. Stay home and enjoy it."

"Between tears and laughter, Patrick Yu has driven down the zigzag road of legal development in Hong Kong. His experience could provide a wonderful inspiration for China's search for the rule of law." --L. P. Yau, Editor-in-Chief, Yazhou Zhoukan

"This sequel to Mr Patrick Yu's first book is long awaited. It continues to amuse readers with tales of the law . . . Quite apart from giving an insider account of the many celebrated cases at the time, this book is also a chronicle of the legal circle fr

Patrick Yu Shuk-siu is the seventh child of a father who himself was also the seventh child. After early education at Wah Yan College, Mr Yu went to the University of Hong Kong on a scholarship and earned a wartime degree. Awarded a Victory scholarship, he attended Merton College, Oxford, in the post-war years, qualifying for the Bar in 1950. Mr Yu was appointed the first Chinese Crown Counsel in 1951, and resigned in protest at the unequal terms of service conditions a year later. His subsequent successes in the field of criminal law have made him a leading light of Hong Kong's legal profession.