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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480375103321

Autore

Bradley Kate, Dr.

Titolo

Lawyers for the poor : Legal advice, voluntary action and citizenship in England, 1890–1990 / / Kate Bradley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

1-5261-5039-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Manchester scholarship online

Disciplina

362.58

Soggetti

Legal assistance to the poor

In forma pauperis

HISTORY - General

In forma pauperis - History

Legal assistance to the poor - England - History

History

Electronic books.

England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2019.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

; Introduction -- Making free legal aid and advice the business of state and profession -- The poor man's lawyer -- The political law -- The trade unions and legal services -- Technology, access and education -- Advisory services in the post-war welfare state -- ; Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This text examines the development of legal advice services in England, from their origins in 'Poor Man's Lawyer' voluntary work in the 1890s, through the growth of mutual schemes and newspaper advice bureaux, and to the challenges of meeting the needs of socially-excluded groups in the post-war period.