England, 1832, Judicature Acts, 1873-1875, Legal Profession, Law reports, legal literature, Chief Justices, Chief Barons, English biographies, Biographies 

A History of English Law 

"Volumes 15 and 16 together complete Chapter V of Book V, which covers the period from the Reform Act of 1832 to the Judicature Acts, 1873-1875. Volume 15 deals exclusively with the enacted law of the period. Holdsworth's treatment of laissez faire economic theory and its abandonment in favour of the interests of workers, trade, and the the public is particularly valuable, and it says much for the author that although he covers all aspects of the subject from national defense to the regulation of rights in industrial property and the status and function of the trade unions, his account remains readable throughout and never degenerates into a mere catalogue of events.
Holdsworth goes on to consider the legal profession, law reports and legal literature, and describes the legal education of the time in some detail. He concludes the volume with analytical biographies of the Chief Justices and the Chief Barons, four notable common law Judges and three distinguished counsel who did not achieve the bench." - Cover.  

Content:
Preface
Plan of the history
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Book V (continued)
Part 1 : Sources and general development (continued)
Chapter V: The age of reform - the first phase (1833-1875) (continued)
Chapter 3: The enacted law
 

Fifteenth of sixteen volumes.