Queensland Law Society: serving ‘conscientious, honest lawyers’ / Helen Gregory.
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Brisbane : Supreme Court Library Queensland 2023
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202058
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Selden Society (Australian chapter) - 2023, Lecture 3
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Law -- Queensland -- Societies, etc.
Summary:
A statement praising ‘conscientious honest lawyers’ was published in a Brisbane newspaper in 1874. At that time, the public image of lawyers—barristers, as well as solicitors—was poor. For decades Queensland Parliaments were inclined to agree. The creation of the incorporated Queensland Law Society was seen as an important step in improving the reputation of lawyers.-- In this lecture, historian Helen Gregory presents the challenges which needed to be addressed, and how government was persuaded to pass the necessary legislation, taking into account the expectations of solicitors, Parliament and the public
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Helen Gregory, 'Queensland Law Society: serving ‘conscientious, honest lawyers’', 2023 Selden Society Lecture 3 given at the Banco Court, Brisbane, 3 Aug 2023
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