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Inns of Court (Paperback)
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Inns of Court (Paperback)
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Loot Price R238
Discovery Miles 2 380
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This walker's guide to London's unique Inns of Court gives just the
right amount of information to encourage the visitor to look more
closely at these ancient centres of tranquillity and charm. Several
centuries ago the Inns of Court were any of a sizable number of
buildings or precincts where barristers traditionally lodged,
trained and carried on their profession. Over the centuries the
number of active Inns of Court was reduced to the present four:
Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, The Inner Temple and The Middle Temple.
Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records to 1422.
However, by tradition, none of the Inns claims to be the oldest of
the four. The Inns are near the western boundary of the City of
London; nearby are the Royal Courts of Justice. Each Inn is a
substantial complex usually with a great hall, chapel or church,
libraries, gardens, sets of chambers for many hundreds of
barristers covering several acres. The layout is similar to that of
an 'Oxbridge' college. The 'chambers' were originally used as
residences as well as business premises by many of the barristers,
but today, with a small number of exceptions, they serve as offices
only. The four inns are close to one another in central London.
Middle Temple and Inner Temple are liberties of the City of London,
which means they are within the historic boundaries of the City but
are not subject to its jurisdiction. They operate as their own
local authorities. These two inns neighbour each other and occupy
the core of the Temple area. Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn are also
near the boundary with the City of London. Tim Daniel's popular
guide to the Inns of Court, now approaching its fortieth year in
print, offers an easy to use and portable reference aid. Tim's
lively writing style invites further investigation and gently
encourages the reader to delve more deeply into the histories and
occasional mysteries of these fascinating enclaves of legal
learning.
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