The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797-1997

by Christopher Moore

Book Overview

At the end of the eighteenth century, when ten lawyers gathered in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake to form the Law Society of Upper Canada, they were creating something new in the world: a professional organization with statutory authority to control its membership and govern its own affairs. Today's Law Society of Upper Canada, with more than 25,000 members, still wields these powers. Marking the bicentennial of the society's foundation, Christopher...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442654996
• ISBN13: 9781442654990
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher