At the end of the eighteenth century, when ten lawyers gathered in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake to form the Law Society of Upper Canada, they were creating something new in the world: a professional organization with statutory authority to control its membership and govern its own affairs. Today's Law Society of Upper Canada, with more than 25,000 members, still wields these powers. Marking the bicentennial of the society's foundation, Christopher Moore's history begins by exploring the unprecedented step taken in 1797 and follows the evolution of lawyers' work and the idea of...
At the end of the eighteenth century, when ten lawyers gathered in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake to form the Law Society of Upper Canada, they we...
A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years. But the joker can see trouble brewing when Lear demands that his daughters - the selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic but hot Regan and sweet, loyal Cordelia - swear their undying love and devotion before a collection of assembled guests.
A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years. But the joker can see trouble brewing when Lear demands that his daughters - ...
