This set documents the nineteenth-century restructuring of the British legal system. It begins with the 1829-1834 Royal Commission inquiry into practice and proceedings of the Courts of Common Law and includes the major policy-forming reports for the remaider of the century. The material covers all aspects of British legal administration including: the structure of the Courts; Court procedures and practice - writs, outlawry, arrest, bail, etc.; the cost of litigation; administrative delays; the rights of plaintiff and defendant; the jury system; the function of court officials and chancery offices; state control and finance (Ministry of Justice); the effects on the legal system of reform legislation and Scottish and Irish legal systems.
Set Price £2,345 / $3,869 (if volumes are bought individually) Discounted Price for Complete Subject Set of 16 Volumes £2,100 / $3,475
