| Description |
xiv, 504 pages : tables. ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Heinemann educational books |
| Contents |
Part I: The Early History. Ch. 1. The English legal system, 1750-1825 -- Ch. 2. The age of reform: the courts, 1825-1875 -- Ch. 3. The age of reform: the profession, 1825-1875. Part II. 1875-1939: The Era of Stagnation. Ch. 4. The courts: complacency and growing irrelevance -- Ch. 5. The judges and the rule of law -- Ch. 6. Legal services for the poor -- Ch. 7. Legal education: conservatism triumphant -- Ch. 8. The solicitors consolidate: status and monopolies -- Ch. 9. the barristers consolidate: trade unionism and restrictive practices. Part III. The Second World War and After: Prelude to Reform? Ch. 10. Patching up the courts -- Ch. 11. The professional judges and the law -- Ch. 12. Legal aid and advice -- Ch. 13. Training and education -- Ch. 14. Solicitors in an age of inflation -- Ch. 15. The barristers' trade union in action -- Ch. 16. The profession: divison, demarcation and fusion |
| Analysis |
Courts History Great Britain |
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Lawyers History Great Britain |
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Legal aid History Great Britain |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Courts -- England -- History.
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Courts -- Great Britain -- History.
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Courts -- Great Britain.
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Justice, Administration of -- Great Britain.
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Lawyers -- England -- History.
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Lawyers -- Great Britain -- History.
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Legal aid -- England -- History.
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Legal aid -- Great Britain -- History.
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| Author |
Stevens, Robert Bocking, author
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| LC no. |
67077041 |
| ISBN |
0435320033 |
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9780435320034 |
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