Legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland / / by John Finlay.

This book is the first monograph to analyse the workings of Scotland’s legal profession in its early modern European context. It is a comprehensive survey of lawyers working in the local and central courts; investigating how they interacted with their clients and with each other, the legal principle...

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Superior document:Legal History Library, Volume 18
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Legal history library ; Volume 18.
Legal history library. Studies in the history of private law ; Volume 9.
Physical Description:1 online resource (461 pages) :; illustrations.
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Legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland / by John Finlay.
Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2015.
©2015
1 online resource (461 pages) : illustrations.
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Legal History Library, 1874-1793 ; Volume 18
Studies in the History of Private Law ; Volume 9
This book is the first monograph to analyse the workings of Scotland’s legal profession in its early modern European context. It is a comprehensive survey of lawyers working in the local and central courts; investigating how they interacted with their clients and with each other, the legal principles governing ethical practice, and how they fulfilled a social role through providing free services to the poor and also services to town councils and other corporations. Based heavily on a wide range of archival sources, and reflecting the contemporary importance of local societies of lawyers, John Finlay offers a groundbreaking yet accessible study of the eighteenth-century legal profession which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of Enlightenment Scotland.
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lawyers and Legal Practice -- 3 Income -- 4 Management -- 5 Ethics and Etiquette -- 6 Pro Bono -- 7 Societies -- 8 Solidarity -- 9 Burghs -- 10 Procurators Fiscal -- 11 Notaries -- 12 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Select Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Practice of law Scotland History 18th century.
Lawyers Scotland History 18th century.
Law Scotland History 18th century.
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Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lawyers and Legal Practice -- 3 Income -- 4 Management -- 5 Ethics and Etiquette -- 6 Pro Bono -- 7 Societies -- 8 Solidarity -- 9 Burghs -- 10 Procurators Fiscal -- 11 Notaries -- 12 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Select Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
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contents Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lawyers and Legal Practice -- 3 Income -- 4 Management -- 5 Ethics and Etiquette -- 6 Pro Bono -- 7 Societies -- 8 Solidarity -- 9 Burghs -- 10 Procurators Fiscal -- 11 Notaries -- 12 Conclusion -- Appendix -- Select Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
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