Part I: At the bar
1. The education of a barrister
2. Early days in practice
3. The advocate's skill
4. Landmark cases
5. The banks nationalisation case
6. Knighthood
7. Housing the bar
Part II: Attorney-General
8. I turn to politics
9. Cabinet minister under Menzies
10. Matters matrimonial
11. Petrov, ASIO and the Crimes Act
12. Company law and trade practices
13. The Snowy mountains
Part III: Minister for external affairs
14. Muscle men and Portuguese sailors
15. West New Guinea Indonesia and Malaysia
16. Journey to South East Asia
17. I leave politics
Part IV: Chief Justice
18. Justice in the High Court
19. The building on the lakeside
20. Danger zones
21. A balanced view of conservation
22. The Order of Australia
23. The rule of law and the constitution
24. 1975.