English Lawyers Between Market and State

The Politics of Professionalism

• Author(s): Richard L. Abel,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 712
• ISBN_10: 0198260334
  ISBN_13: 9780198260332
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / General , Law / General Practice , Law / Legal Profession , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... 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. This book mines that tumultuous period for insights into the prospects of professionalism in the 21st century.