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The Private Trustee in Victorian England
The trust was a popular device among the Victorian middle classes to preserve their private property for the benefit of their families. At the centre of this legal institution was …
Literary Copyright Reform in Early Victorian England
Talfourd’s first Copyright Bill was presented in 1837, and the public and Parliamentary controversy it provoked is reflected in contemporary pamphlets, correspondence, and hundreds …
Sir Henry Maine
A demonstration of the contemporary context and significance of Maine's approach to the law.
The Law of Evidence in Victorian England
In The Law of Evidence in Victorian England, which was originally published in 1997, Christopher Allen provides a fascinating account of the political, social and intellectual …
Aliens in Medieval Law
This reinterpretation of the legal status of foreigners in medieval England boldly rejects the canonical view which has for centuries dominated the imagination of historians and …
Maintenance in Medieval England
This is the first book covering those who abused and misused the legal system in medieval England and the initial attempts of the Anglo-American legal system to deal with these …
Equity Side of the Exchequer
The court of the exchequer, which was the ancient court of tax claims, assumed an equity jurisdiction in the sixteenth century which continued until 1841.
The Inns of Court under Elizabeth I and the Early Stuarts
The Tudor and Stuart inns of court were major centres of learning and literature, as well as professional associations of practising lawyers. This book sketches the evolution of …
Medieval English Conveyances
This study of the documents used in medieval England for the creation and transfer of interests in real property is the first book devoted exclusively to the subject since the …
John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751–1838
John Scott, Lord Eldon (1751–1838) was a dominant figure in Georgian public life, and ranks among the most important Lord Chancellors in the long history of that office. This …
Marriage Settlements, 1601-1740
The history of the family has become an area of great interest.
A History of Tort Law 1900–1950
Many of the defining features of the modern law of tort can be traced to the first half of the twentieth century, but, until now, developments in that period have never received a …