Inside the law : Canadian law firms in historical perspective /
Law firms are important economic institutions in this country: they collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in fees, they order the affairs of businesses and of many government agencies, and their members include some of the most influential Canadians. Some firms have a history stretching b...
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press,
[1996]
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| Series: | Essays in the history of Canadian law ;
v. 7. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1. Introduction: Inside the Law - Canadian Law Firms in Historical Perspective
- 2. The Making of a Colonial Lawyer: Beamish Murdoch of Halifax, 1822-1842
- 3. Aemilius Irving: Solicitor to the Great Western Railway, 1855-1872
- 4. The Campbell, Meredith Firm of Montreal: A Case-Study of the Role of Canadian Business Lawyers, 1895-1913
- 5. The Transformation of an Establishment Firm: From Beatty Blackstock to Faskens, 1902-1915
- 6. Élite Relationships, Partnership Arrangements, and Nepotism at Blakes, a Toronto Law Firm, 1858-1942
- 7. The George F. Downes Firm in the Development of Edmonton and Its Region, 1903-1930
- 8. Corporate Entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada: The Stewart Law Firm, 1915-1955
- 9. Goodall and Cairns: Commercial, Corporate, and Energy Law in Alberta, 1920-1942
- 10. A Family Firm in Transition: Osier, Hoskin & Harcourt in the 1950s and 1960s
- 11. Dominant Professionals: The Role of Large-Firm Lawyers in Manitoba
- 12. Raymond and Honsberger: A Small Firm That Stayed Small, 1889-1989
- 13. 'A Small United Nations': The Hamilton Firm of Millar, Alexander, Tokiwa, and Isaacs, 1962-1993
- 14. Law on the Pacific Coast: Bull, Housser and Tupper, 1945-1990
- 15. Hierarchy in Practice: The Significance of Gender in Ontario Law Firms
- Index
- Backmatter
