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UNINA9910790613003321 |
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Foxton David <1965-> |
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Titolo |
The life of Thomas E. Scrutton / / David Foxton [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
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1-139-89243-6 |
1-107-46126-X |
1-107-45923-0 |
1-107-47212-1 |
1-107-46502-8 |
1-107-46851-5 |
1-139-50672-2 |
1-107-47313-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 349 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Antecedents -- A university man -- Pupil, professor, husband and politician -- 'Patient, laborious asses' : onwards and upwards at the Bar -- Copyright and the author -- The Bench -- The War and the law -- At the height of his powers : 1919-1927 -- Scrutton the realist? -- 'Old Scrutton'. |
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Karl Llewellyn described Thomas Scrutton as 'the greatest English-speaking commercial judge of a century'. Scrutton played a key role in a number of politically sensitive court cases from the Great War to the 1930s. This biography draws on unpublished sources to evaluate his contribution as counsel, campaigner and judge in a number of areas: the development of a modern law of copyright; the checking of executive power in and after the Great War; and his attempt to develop English commercial law on a basis which reflected the practices and expectations of the commercial community. In addition to providing valuable insights into the nature of legal practice and advancement in |
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