Legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland /
Finlay, John.
Legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland / by John Finlay. - 1 online resource (xiii, 447 pages) : illustrations. - Legal history library ; v. 18 Studies in the history of private law ; v. 9 . - Legal History Library 18/9. International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287440. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-426) and indexes.
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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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.
9789004294943
10.1163/9789004294943 DOI
2015020784
1700 - 1799
Practice of law--History--Scotland--18th century.
Lawyers--History--Scotland--18th century.
Law--History--Scotland--18th century.
Law.
Lawyers.
Practice of law.
Scotland.
History.
KDC232 / .F56 2015
340.023/411
Legal practice in eighteenth-century Scotland / by John Finlay. - 1 online resource (xiii, 447 pages) : illustrations. - Legal history library ; v. 18 Studies in the history of private law ; v. 9 . - Legal History Library 18/9. International Law E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287440. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-426) and indexes.
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.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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.
9789004294943
10.1163/9789004294943 DOI
2015020784
1700 - 1799
Practice of law--History--Scotland--18th century.
Lawyers--History--Scotland--18th century.
Law--History--Scotland--18th century.
Law.
Lawyers.
Practice of law.
Scotland.
History.
KDC232 / .F56 2015
340.023/411