Legal Practice in Eighteenth-Century Scotland
Author:   John Finlay
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   18/9
ISBN:  

9789004294936


Pages:   450
Publication Date:   10 July 2015
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   John Finlay
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Volume:   18/9
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9789004294936


ISBN 10:   9004294937
Pages:   450
Publication Date:   10 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ... vii List of Illustrations ... viii Abbreviations ... ix Glossary ... xi 1 Introduction ... 1 2 Lawyers and Legal Practice ... 31 3 Income ... 70 4 Management ... 110 5 Ethics and Etiquette ... 153 6 Pro Bono ... 186 7 Societies ... 225 8 Solidarity ... 260 9 Burghs ... 287 10 Procurators Fiscal ... 319 11 Notaries ... 360 12 Conclusion ... 390 Appendix ... 413 Select Bibliography ... 417 Name Index ... 427 Subject Index ... 438

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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. Yann-Arzel Durelle-Marc (Universite Paris 13), Nomodos, 4 July 2015


""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."" – Yann-Arzel Durelle-Marc, Université Paris 13, in: Nomôdos, 4 July 2015


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. - Yann-Arzel Durelle-Marc, Universite Paris 13, in: Nomodos, 4 July 2015


Author Information

John Finlay, Ph.D. (1998), is Professor of Scots Law at the University of Glasgow. He has published monographs and many articles on the history of Scotland’s legal profession, including The Community of the College of Justice (Edinburgh University Press, 2012).

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