The movement for partnership law reform 1830-1907
Legal historians have tended to neglect the development of private law, particularly in relation to commerce, save for studies on the introduction of the Limited Liability Company in 1855. However, notwithstanding the 1855 legislation, the partnership remained the dominant form of business organisation until the late nineteenth century despite the difficulties encountered from the uncertainty and complexity of the law. A study of the movement for partnership legislation illustrates the problems and difficulties in the advancement of private law legislation. This thesis is a study of certain of the organisations involved in the attempted reform of partnership law in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Contemporary source material has been utilised to illustrate the discussions and debates that were conducted by leading Chambers of Commerce,Law Societies and the Society for the Promotion of the Amendment of the Law. The Board of Trade records also have been consulted to determine the relationship between the Government and the commercial associations. No major change was made in the law until lQ07; the Partnership Act 189O merely enshrined the existing common law provisions. This thesis attempts to examine
Glick, Daphne
History
The movement for partnership law reform 1830-1907. Legal historians have tended to neglect the development of private law, particularly in relation to commerce, save for studies on the introduction of the Limited Liability Company in 1855. However, notwithstanding the 1855 legislation, the partnership remained the dominant form of business organisation until the late nineteenth century despite the difficulties encountered from the uncertainty and complexity of the law. A study of the movement for partnership legislation illustrates the problems and difficulties in the advancement of private law legislation. This thesis is a study of certain of the organisations involved in the attempted reform of partnership law in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Contemporary source material has been utilised to illustrate the discussions and debates that were conducted by leading Chambers of Commerce,Law Societies and the Society for the Promotion of the Amendment of the Law. The Board of Trade records also have been consulted to determine the relationship between the Government and the commercial associations. No major change was made in the law until lQ07; the Partnership Act 189O merely enshrined the existing common law provisions. This thesis attempts to examine
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