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The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's lawyers, 1797-1997 /

In July 1797, ten of the fifteen lawyers in Upper Canada gathered at Wilson's Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake to establish the Law Society of Upper Canada. Half of them were under thirty; the youngest was nineteen. The organization they were founding, a professional organization with statutory aut...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moore, Christopher, 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 1997.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Becoming Learned and Honourable, 1797-1822
  • Ch. 2. Lawyers for the Emerging Giant, 1822-1871
  • Ch. 3. A New Profession, 1871-1914
  • Ch. 4. The Last Patricians, 1914-1950
  • Ch. 5. A New Agenda, 1950-1970
  • Ch. 6. Questions of Control, 1970-1997
  • 1. Speaking the Language of Osgoode Hall
  • 2. Treasurers of the Law Society, 1797-1997
  • 3. Tables: Law Society Annual Dues and Fees, 1887-1995.