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Law Quibbles: Or, a treatise of the evasions, tricks, turns and quibbles, commonly used in the profession of the law, to the prejudice of clients, and others; necessary to be perused by all attornies, and those who are or may be concerned in law suits, trials, &c. to avoid the many abuses, delays and expences introduc'd into practice. With abstracts of all the late statutes for amending the law, relating to attornies, arrest and bail, bribery, forgery and perjury, juries, justices of peace, prisoners in execution, law process, rents of tenants, &c. under the proper heads. And an essay on the amendment and reduction of the laws of England, and a new proposed act of Parliament, for a thorough regulation of the practice of the law. The fourth edition, corrected and much enlarged. To which is now added a second part, containing every curious precedents of conveyances in extraordinary cases; likewise proceedings and procedents in Chancery, and at common law in English; with law-notes thereon.
Date: 1736- Books
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Law quibbles. Or, a treatise of the evasions, tricks, turns and quibbles, commonly used in the profession of the law, to the prejudice of clients, and others. ... To which is added, An essay on the amendment and reduction of the laws of England.
Date: 1724- Books
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Law quibbles: or, a treatise of the evasions, tricks, turns and quibbles, commonly used in the profession of the law, to the prejudice of clients, and others; Necessary to be perus'd by all Attornies, and those who are or may be concern'd in Law-Suits, Trials, &c. to avoid the many Abuses, Delays, and Expences, introduc'd into Practice. With An essay on the amendment and reduction of the laws of England. The third edition, corrected. To which is added, A new propos'd act of Parliament, for a thorough regulation of the practice of the law. And also, the contents of divers late statutes, relating to Vexations Arrests, Attornies and Solicitors, Bribery, Forgery and Perjury, &c.
Date: 1729- Books
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Law quibbles: or, a treatise of the evasions, tricks, turns and quibbles, commonly used in the profession of the law, to the prejudice of clients, and others; Necessary to be perus'd by all Attorneys, and those who are or may be concern'd in Law-Suits, Trials, &c. to avoid the many Abuses, Delays, and Expences, introduc'd into Practice. With An essay on the amendment and reduction of the laws of England. The second edition, corrected and enlarg'd. To which is added, The manner of punishing bailiffs for taking unjust fees, making false Arrests, False Imprisonment, &c. And also, A new propos'd act of Parliament, for a thorough regulation of the practice of the law.
Date: 1726