The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton
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The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton

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The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton

About this book

Karl Llewellyn described Thomas Scrutton as 'the greatest English-speaking commercial judge of a century'. Scrutton played a key role in a number of politically sensitive court cases from the Great War to the 1930s. This biography draws on unpublished sources to evaluate his contribution as counsel, campaigner and judge in a number of areas: the development of a modern law of copyright; the checking of executive power in and after the Great War; and his attempt to develop English commercial law on a basis which reflected the practices and expectations of the commercial community. In addition to providing valuable insights into the nature of legal practice and advancement in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the book examines Llewellyn's claim that Scrutton adopted a 'realist' approach to the development of commercial law, and uses the body of Scrutton's judgments to explore the limits of a 'realist' approach to jurisprudence.

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Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Table of cases
  4. 1 Antecedents
  5. 2 A university man
  6. 3 Pupil, professor, husband and politician
  7. 4 "Patient, laborious asses": onwards and upwards at the Bar
  8. 5 Copyright and the author
  9. 6 The Bench
  10. 7 The war and the law
  11. 8 At the height of his powers: 1919-1927
  12. 9 Scrutton the realist?
  13. 10 "Old Scrutton"
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index