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OverviewFormed in 1825, the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society is the second-oldest law society in common-law Canada, after the Law Society of Ontario. Yet despite its founders' ambitions, it did not become the regulator of the legal profession in Nova Scotia for nearly seventy-five years. In this institutional history of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society from its inception to the Legal Profession Act of 2005, Barry Cahill provides a chronological exploration of the profession's regulation in Nova Scotia and the critical role of the society. Based on extensive research conducted on internal documents, legislative records, and legal and general-interest periodicals and newspapers, Professional Autonomy and the Public Interest demonstrates that the inauguration of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society was the first giant step on the long road to self-regulation. Highlighting the inherent tensions between protection of professional self-interest and protection of the larger public interest, Cahill explains that while this radical innovation was opposed by both lawyers and judges, it was ultimately imposed by the Liberal government in 1899. In light of emerging models of regulation in the twenty-first century, Professional Autonomy and the Public Interest is a timely look back at the origins of professional regulatory bodies and the evolution of law affecting the legal profession in Atlantic Canada. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry CahillPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN: 9780773558625ISBN 10: 0773558624 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 07 November 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is one of only a handful of histories of Canadian law societies. Given the key role that these societies play in legal regulation and the important role that lawyers play in Canadian society, we need more studies like this. C. Ian Kyer, lawyer and author of Lawyers, Families, and Businesses: The Shaping of a Bay Street Law Firm, Faskens 1863-1963 This impressive work of historical scholarship stands in the first rank of studies of the Canadian provincial bar. David G. Bell, University of New Brunswick and author of The Law Society of New Brunswick: An Historical Sketch This is one of only a handful of histories of Canadian law societies. Given the key role that these societies play in legal regulation and the important role that lawyers play in Canadian society, we need more studies like this. C. Ian Kyer, lawyer and This impressive work of historical scholarship stands in the first rank of studies of the Canadian provincial bar. David G. Bell, University of New Brunswick and author of The Law Society of New Brunswick: An Historical Sketch This impressive work of historical scholarship stands in the first rank of studies of the Canadian provincial bar. David G. Bell, University of New Brunswick and author of The Law Society of New Brunswick: An Historical Sketch This is one of only a handful of histories of Canadian law societies. Given the key role that these societies play in legal regulation and the important role that lawyers play in Canadian society, we need more studies like this. C. Ian Kyer, lawyer and author of Lawyers, Families, and Businesses: The Shaping of a Bay Street Law Firm, Faskens 1863-1963 Author InformationBarry Cahill is an independent scholar of the legal history of Atlantic Canada and was researcher with the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Restorative Inquiry from 2016 to 2019. He lives in Halifax. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |