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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade Review"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
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ... 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
