''Solicitors Journal'' is a monthly
legal journal published in the United Kingdom by the International In-house Counsel Journal,
Cambridge
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in "Obiter", The Law Society Gazette, 22 October 2018 It was established in 1856
and covers "practical and independent updates and analysis about the latest developments affecting the legal profession." The magazine has its headquarters in Cambridge.
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History
The Solicitors Journal replaced the ''Legal Observer and Solicitors Journal'', also known as the ''Legal Observer'' (1830–1856). The ''Weekly Reporter'' (1853–1906) merged into the Solicitors Journal. The Weekly Reporter's common law editor from 1862 to 1866 was Standish Grove Grady.
The journal was published weekly until September 2017, when it was closed by its then owner, Wilmington plc. It was previously published by Longman Group UK Ltd
Longman, also known as Pearson Longman, is a publisher, publishing company founded in London, England, in 1724 and is owned by Pearson PLC.
Since 1968, Longman has been used primarily as an imprint by Pearson's Schools business. The Longman bra ...
. Publication resumed in January 2019 as a monthly magazine, by International In-house Counsel Journal Limited, based in Cambridge and King's Lynn
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Editors included William Shaen, Alexander Edward Miller, William Mitchell Fawcett (from 1872 to 1912), John Mason Lightwood (1912 to 1925), David Hughes Parry
Sir David Hughes Parry (3 January 1893 – 8 January 1973) was a university administrator, Professor of Law and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1945 to 1948. He was also founder of the university's Institute of Advanced Legal Studi ...
(1925 to 1928), John Robert Perceval-Maxwell (1928 to 1929), Thomas Cunliffe (1929 to 1948), John Passmore Widgery (1948 to 1955), Philip Asterley Jones
Philip Asterley Jones (21 June 1914 – 23 October 1978) was a British solicitor and politician.
Born in Duffield, Jones was educated at Tonbridge School, and then at the Law Society's School, and qualified as a solicitor in 1937. He joined ...
(1956 to 1968), Neville David Vandyk (1968 to 1988), Julian Harris and Marie Staunton (1990 to 1997).
Citing
The Solicitors Journal publishes law reports. For the purposes of citation
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, its name may be abbreviated to "SJ" or "Sol Jo", while "Solicitors' Journal and Reporter" may be abbreviated to "Sol J & R".[Arthur English. A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law. Washington Law Book Co. 1898. Reprinted by Beard Books, Washington DC, 2000. Volume 2]
Page 963
References
Further reading
*Steve Wilson and Phillip Kenny. The Law Student's Handbook. Oxford University Press. 2010.
p 125Solicitors Journal to close after 160 years
The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. 18 September 2017.
A sad farewell to Solicitors' Journal
Incorporated Council of Law Reporting
The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales (ICLR) is a registered charity based in London, England, that publishes law reports of English law. The company is widely recognised as a reputable producer of reports (and the only ...
. 26 September 2017.
Solicitors Journal goes under after 160 years
The Brief. The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ( ...
. 19 September 2017.
So farewell then, SJ
The Law Society Gazette, 15 September 2017
*"Centenary of The Solicitors' Journal" (1957) 107 The Law Journal 7
*Laurel Brake and Marysa Demoor. Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Journalism in Great Britain and Ireland. Academia Press and British Library. 2009
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See also "Professional Journals" at pages 509 and 510.
*(1964) 3 The Solicitor Quarterly 115 (April
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*Owen Hood Phillips. A First Book of English Law. Sweet & Maxwell. Fourth Edition. 1960. Page 169.
*Glanville Williams. Learning the Law. Eleventh Edition. Stevens. 1982. Page 47.
*Winfield, Percy H. The Chief Sources of English Legal History
''The Chief Sources of English Legal History'' is a book written by Percy Henry Winfield and published, with an introduction by Roscoe Pound, by Harvard University Press in 1925. It is "bright and lively", "eminently readable", "admirable" and of ...
. Harvard University Press. 1925. Reprinted by Beard Books. 2000
Page 193
*Michael Harwood. Conveyancing Law & Practice. Second Edition. Cavendish Publishing Limited. 1996
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External links
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