Publisher's blurb: In this institutional
history of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society from its inception to the Legal
Profession Act of 2005, Barry Cahill provides a chronological exploration of
the profession's regulation in Nova Scotia and the critical role of the society. Based on extensive research conducted on internal documents,
legislative records, and legal and general-interest periodicals and newspapers,
Professional Autonomy and the Public Interest demonstrates that the
inauguration of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society was the first giant step on
the long road to self-regulation. Highlighting the inherent tensions between
protection of professional self-interest and protection of the larger public
interest, Cahill explains that while this radical innovation was opposed by
both lawyers and judges, it was ultimately imposed by the Liberal government in
1899. In light of emerging models of regulation in the twenty-first century, Professional
Autonomy and the Public Interest is a timely look back at the origins of
professional regulatory bodies and the evolution of law affecting the legal
profession in Atlantic Canada.
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