English Lawyers Between Market and State: The Politics of Professionalism

by Richard L. Abel

Book Overview

The English legal profession, uncharacteristically, was often in the headlines during the 1990s. Reforms initiated by a Conservative Lord Chancellor and extended by his Labour successor transformed traditions, over the vigorous objections of the judiciary, Bar, and Law Society. Rapid market developments enriched some barristers and solicitors while squeezing others. The two professional associations confronted crises in self-regulation and governance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198260334
• ISBN13: 9780198260332
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"