A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London CourtsLeaming, Thomas
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A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts
Leaming, Thomas
Courts -- Great Britain; Lawyers -- Great Britain
Entrances to court room, 1
Equity Trials in Chancery Division High Court, 93
Ethics of profession, 68
Etiquette of dress enforced, 40
Fees of Barrister, 58
of Sir Charles Russell, 60
of Sir Frank Lockwood, 60
Must not be contingent, 59
Paid by law students, 26
of solicitors, 64
of solicitors, sometimes divided, 170
First impressions, 1
Fleet Street--"Old Bailey," 131
Footman's livery--"Old Bailey," 135
Furnival's Inn (Chancery), 23
General Council of Bar, 67
Observations, 177
"Gentleman," defined by Sir Thomas Smith, 10
Gray's Inn, 13-15
Hearings in Police Courts, 125
Herbs used in Criminal Court, 133
High Court, of Justice, 88
Circuits of, 139
Division of, 88
House of Lords, Appeals, 111
Impressions on entering Law Courts' Building, 1
Incorporated Law Society, 27-67
Inns of Chancery, 13
Formerly connected with Inns of Court, 22
History of, 22
"Staple's," "Barnard's," "Clifford's," "Clement's," "Lyon's,"
"Furnival's," "Thavie's," "New Inn," "Strand," 23
Inns of Court, 13
Date of origin, 21
Government of, 21
Origin of, 21
Position of, 20
Uniformity of, 21
Inns, Gray's Inn, 13
Inner Temple, 13
Lincoln's Inn, 13
Middle Temple, 13
Serjeants', 23
Interior of barristers' chambers, 18
Journals, law, reports of, 72
Judges, 3
Actively conduct trials, 102
Appellation of, 142
Appointment of, 96
Chancery Division, robes of, 93
Formerly in holy orders, 19
Of County Courts, 173
Of County Courts, salaries of, 173
Of Criminal Courts, 132
Robes of, 3
Salaries of, 63-95
Judicial Appointments, 96
Committee Privy Council, 113
"Junior" barrister "opens pleadings," 31
tries case, 32
Jury, Common and Special, 91
Only in King's Bench, 88
Qualifications of, 92
Situation and arrangement of, 3
Trials, 100
King's Bench, 88
Counsel, 4, 31
Counsel, robes of, 44
Counsel, routine of, 36
Counsel, "Taking Silk," 33-34
Law Courts Building on Strand, 1
Journals, 72
Society, Solicitors' Incorporated, 28
Lawyer's training, 9
"Leader," 4
King's Counsel, 31
List of, 42
Absence of, 32
Leading questions, 140-160
Lincoln's Inn, 13-15
Livery of Footman, Criminal Court, 135
Local Barristers, 172
Solicitors, 169
Lockwood, Sir Frank, fees of, 60
London Times, law reports of, 72
Long vacation, 73
Lord Chancellor, appointments by, 173
Salary of, 95
Lord Chief Justice, 132
Lyon's Inn (Chancery), 23
Magna Charta fixed position of courts, 20
Masters, 117
Trinity, 94
"Mess" of Circuits, 171
Middle Temple, described, 13
American law books in, 13
Models much used, 104
Murder Trial of Madar Lal Dhingra, 145
Newgate Prison, 131
New Inn (Chancery), 23
Newspapers, Law reporting in, 72
Trial of cases in, 73
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