The quiet grind behind the wig and gown

If ViuTV’s Court! feels unusually grounded for a legal drama, it is because the series dares to show what the public rarely sees – and what the profession has perhaps been too polite to say out loud. There are no dramatic ambushes or theatrical monologues that turn the tide at the last minute. Instead, we watch young barristers navigate the far less cinematic realities of practice: waiting hours for a case that is adjourned in minutes; case preparation with leading counsel; and dealing with...