Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797-1997
At the end of the eighteenth century, when ten lawyers gathered in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake to form the Law Society of Upper Canada, they were creating something new in the world: a professional organization with statutory authority to control its membership and govern its own affairs. Today''s Law Society of Upper Canada, with more than 25,000 members, still wields these powers. Marking ...
At the end of the eighteenth century, when ten lawyers gathered in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake to form the Law Society of Upper Canada, they were creating something new in the world: a professional organization with statutory authority to control its membership and govern its own affairs. Today''s Law Society of Upper Canada, with more than 25,000 members, still wields these powers. Marking ...
