Barristers Solicitors Pettifoggers: Profiles in Australian Colonial Legal History by Simon Smith
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Barristers Solicitors Pettifoggers: Profiles in Australian Colonial Legal History by Simon Smith

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and front cover tail edge. Book interior and binding are very good. Tiny mark on page ix.

In the two hundred and twenty-five years since 1788, lawyers have carved out a prominent and respected place in the life of Australia. It has not always been so.

The first lawyers to arrive in 1788 were convicts. It took a further four decades before 'free' trained lawyers began to arrive in the colony. Even so, the reputation of the profession was poor; too many lawyers were seen as 'Pettifoggers'. It took time for the profession to win community respect; a task that is never finished.

This book canvasses the start of that journey with a focus on the general period 1820-1850. It explores what brought the early lawyers to Australia, the communities they found and how they fared. It takes a particular focus on five lawyers who pushed the boundaries and were disciplined as a result.

These previously untold stories provide a fascinating insight into colonial Australia, the development of the legal profession and the rule of law. The five lawyers discussed are Horatio Nelson Carrington, Sidney Stephen, James Erskine-Murray, John William Thurlow and William Thurlow.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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