Production of Law Books in Court Viewed by Judges as an Insult, pre-1840s

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Did you know that as late as the 1830s it was considered a breach of etiquette by Irish lawyers to bring text books into court, as judges were presumed to know everything in the caselaw already? See below an account of olden days from the Freeman’s Journal of 1 September 1890:

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