The S.S. Daisy Legal History Committee of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce the launch of a new volume: A Summary of the Laws of Commerce and Navigation by Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach Harbour Grace Minister-Magistrate Edited with introductory essays and notes by Christopher Curran & Melvin Baker Anspach’s Summary...
Read More...The SS Daisy Legal History Committee is pleased to announce second edition reprints of two popular volumes: The Face of Justice on Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast and Barrels to Benches: The Foundations of English Law on Newfoundland’s West Coast. The Face of Justice on Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast First published in 2012, the essays contained trace the...
Read More...The Law Society is seeking expressions of interest from our membership to fill a vacancy on the SS Daisy Legal History Committee. A link to the Terms of Reference for the SS Daisy Legal History Committee can be found at the following link: https://lsnl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Terms-of-Reference-SS-Daisy-Legal-History-Committee-Approved-By-Benchers-15-February-2016.pdf Please forward your exp
Read More...The S.S. Daisy Legal History Committee of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce the launch of three new volumes: E.M. Archibald’s Digest of the Laws of Newfoundland The Southern Circuit Court at Ferryland: The Documentary Record 1826-1872 Essays on the Legal History of Newfoundland and Labrador Before Confederation All are...
Read More...The SS Daisy Legal History Committee is proud to present their latest publication: Edward M. Archibald’s Digest of the Laws of Newfoundland (1847) Edited with Introduction and Notes by Christopher Curran Published by newspaperman Henry Winton in 1847, Archibald’s Digest of the Laws of Newfoundland was a staple on Newfoundland judges and lawyers’ bookshelves for...
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