a sociological study of the English legal system, 1750-1965
[by] Brian Abel-Smith and Robert Stevens with the assistance of Rosalind Brooke.
London,
Heinemann,
1967.
xiv, 504 pages
tables
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.