Legal Collection (page 9)

Local Government Board Offices, Whitehall, London
A view of the Local Government Boards headquarters, at the junction of Great George Street and Parliament Street, Central London

John Wesleys Chapel, Kingswood Reformatory, Bristol
Uniformed inmates stand outside John Wesleys Chapel at the Kingswood Reformatory near Bristol, opened in 1854 and one of the first such institutions

Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex
The Brighton Town and London County Council Industrial School, Portslade, Brighton, Sussex, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. After 1933 it became Mile Oak Approved School

Industrial School for Girls, Sale, Cheshire
The Manchester Branch Industrial School for Girls, erected in 1870 on Northenden Road, Sale, for 100 girls. From 1933, it became an Approved School

Industrial School, Cockermouth, Cumbria
The Cumberland County Industrial School on Lorton Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, was opened in 1881 to hold 150 boys. Industrial Schools housed children aged 7-15 placed there by magistrates for a

Sir Albert de Rutzen (1831-1913), Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, at the time of his resignation, not long before he died

Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey
The Lord Chief Justice approaches Westminster Abbey as part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year

Judges procession to Westminster Abbey
Part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice to Westminster Abbey, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year. The custom dates back to the Middle Ages

Modern Athenians plate 14 - Edinburgh
Adam Duff (d. 1840) Sheriff of Midlothian approaching The Hon. Henry, Lord Cockburn (1779-1854) Two legal gentleman, the former a confirmed Tory, the later with Whig sentiments

Old Chambers in Middle Temple Lane, London, 1857
Engraving showing old chambers, of the London legal profession, in Middle Temple Lane, London, 1857

A Legal Method of thrashing out grain or forestallers & regr
Profiteers vomit and disgorge products they have monopolised while Lord Chief Justice Kenyon threshes them with a flail enforcing the repealed laws against forestallers and regraters. Date: 1800

Diet of Wislica
At the Diet of Wislica, Kazimierz (Casimir) III Wielki (the Great) introduces legal reforms

German Tribunal
Legal procedures were simple in ancient Germany : the protagonists stated their case before judges in open tribunal which awarded judgment and prescribed penalties

Jerome William Knapp
JEROME WILLIAM KNAPP Scottish lawyer - the legal document spilling out of the frame is a characteristic Kay touch

Mr George Lewis
GEORGE HENRY LEWIS Society lawyer. Acted in many sensational Victorian cases and eventually represented the Prince of Wales and other members of society

Waldeck-Rousseau / Demare
PIERRE MARIE HENRI ERNEST WALDECK-ROUSSEAU French statesman, depicted causing consternation among French lawyers with his plans for reform of the legal system

Page from the Edict of the Lombard King Rothair
A page from the Edict (Edictum Rothari) of the Lombard King Rothar (Rothair, Rothari, reigned 636-652). Written in Latin, it is a compilation of Lombard law

Licence for Servant
A LICENCE FOR ONE MALE SERVANT Issued by the Inland Revenue at Castle Cary, Somerset, 14 January 1891

Mania / Legal Battles
The proliferation of railway projects leads to legal battles, which must be resolved by Parliamentary committees, at great cost to the shareholders who invest

French Public Defender
A French public defender

Le Code Civil
Under Napoleons consulship, the Code Civil becomes law, assuring all citizens the legal benefits brought by the Revolution

Letter of Attestment
authorising David Fraser, Messenger at Arms, to seize property of 4 members of the Stewart family, to the value of L500, owing to Francis Fraser, trader of Edinburgh

Apprentice Indenture
Indenture, whereby Charles Midwinter junior is bound apprentice to John Anthony Gray, London stationer, for seven years. Gaming and taverns are discouraged

PITTACUS of Mytilene Greek statesman, lawgiver and sage who ruled that legal penalties should be doubled if the offender is drunk

Solicitor cheating a couple
An elderly couple are cheated by a solicitor

Judicial hearing in Ancient Rome
A judicial hearing taking place in Ancient Rome

Legal expenses of an election
A cartoon satirising The Ordinary Legal Expenses of an Election

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