Lawyers and the courts : a social study of the English legal system 1750-1965
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0435320025
ISBN 13
9780435320027
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
1970
Publisher
Pages
504 pages
Subject
United Kingdom Court System
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Abstract
"The idea of making a collaborative study of legal services in England first emerged in 1962 when we joined in a seminar on the English legal profession at the Yale Law School. One of us had, as a lawyer, become interested in the different roles and structures of the legal professions in England and in the United States, in the contrasting systems of courts and attitudes towards litigation, in the type of work handled by lawyers, in the different approaches towards legal education..." - Preface
Description
Contents:
Preface
Prologue
Part 1. The early history
The English legal system, 1750-1825
The age of reform: The courts, 1825-1875
The age of reform: the profession, 1825-1875
Part 2. 1875-1939: The Era of stagnation
The courts: complacency and growing irrelevance
The judges and the rule of law
Legal services for the poor
Legal education: conservatism triumphant
The solicitors consolidate: status and monopolies
The barristers consolidate: Trade unionism and restrictive practices
Part 3. The second World War and after: Prelude to reform?
Patching up the courts
The professional judges and the law
Legal aid and advice
Training and education
Solicitors in an age of inflation
The barristers' trade union in action
The profession: Division, demarcation and fusion
Epilogue
Appendices
Preface
Prologue
Part 1. The early history
The English legal system, 1750-1825
The age of reform: The courts, 1825-1875
The age of reform: the profession, 1825-1875
Part 2. 1875-1939: The Era of stagnation
The courts: complacency and growing irrelevance
The judges and the rule of law
Legal services for the poor
Legal education: conservatism triumphant
The solicitors consolidate: status and monopolies
The barristers consolidate: Trade unionism and restrictive practices
Part 3. The second World War and after: Prelude to reform?
Patching up the courts
The professional judges and the law
Legal aid and advice
Training and education
Solicitors in an age of inflation
The barristers' trade union in action
The profession: Division, demarcation and fusion
Epilogue
Appendices
Biblio Notes
"With the assistance of Rosalind Brooke"
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