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Irish Legal History Society 

In this collection of essays, judges, legal counselors, and solicitors explore some of the changes that have impacted their profession, both north and south of the Irish border. The essays chart developments in respect to aspects of practice and law that are of significance not only to lawyers, but also to the societies that they serve. Reflecting on the fleeting nature of time, Lord Carswell recalls 50 years in the Northern Ireland Courts. The former chief justice, Ronan Keane, discusses the role of equity in Irish courts as it evolved over the past century, while Hugh Geoghegan considers the changing face of circuits during recent decades. The regulation and education of the solicitors' profession in Northern Ireland between 1976 and 2011 are considered by Alan Hewitt, while Robert Pierse writes of 50 years in a rural law practice in the Republic of Ireland. Mary Finlay-Geoghegan examines recent developments in education at King's Inns, which was founded in 1541. Among other distinguished contributors is Patrick Gageby SC, who asks if there was ever a criminal bar and what happened to any such tradition. The book is a fitting tribute to the work of the Irish Legal History Society and will be of particular interest to legal practitioners and others interested in the evolution of law and the legal profession in Ireland.  

Content:
Foreword / The Rt Hon. Sir Declan Morgan, The Hon. Mrs Justice Susan Denham -- Eheu fugaces : fifty years in the Northern Ireland courts / Robert Carswell -- The changing role of equity in the Irish courts in the twentieth century / Ronan Keane -- The changing face of the circuits during the past twenty-five years / Hugh Geoghegan -- Judges of the midland circuit, 1924-94 / an editorial addendum -- Fifty years in a rural law practice / Robert Pierse -- Was there a criminal bar and what happened to any such tradition / Patrick Gageby -- The Honorable Society of King's Inns : developments in legal education, 1988-2013 / Mary Finlay Geoghegan -- The regulation and education of the solicitors' profession in Northern Ireland, 1976-2012 / Alan Hewitt -- 'You just have to get on with it' : the advance of women in the legal profession, 1901-2012. 

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by organization (Irish Legal History Society (ILHS)), then author/editor, then year.