Foreword

• Author: C. Ian Kyer
• Pages: 9-10

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FOREWORD

T known as Fasken Martineau can trace its roots back

acentu ryanda halfto theBea yChadwic kpart nersh ipestabli shedin 

Asits t itlesuggests th is history of the Fasken rm is in part a history of

thecloseknitfamiliesthatdominateditsearlydecadesBeayChadwick

Blackstockandofcou rseFaskenLawpracticein thelaternineteent hand

earlytwentiethcenturies wasfrequentlycharacteris edbysuch family con

nections, and by connect ions between legal and business fa milies, in thi s

case by connections to t he Gooderhams’ and Worts’ extended families.

This book also takes us through crucial st ages in the development of not

justFaskenMartineau butmanyotherCa nadianlawrms thea lliances

with various businesses; the growth of two or three man part nerships into

considerablylargerrmsthe links betweenleadi nglawrms andpolitics

Along the way, we see how law practice changed, how remuneration was

divided up, and how strong leaders stamped their individual personalities

ontot he collective identity of the rm This bo oki s a majorcontr ibution

to our understanding of the cha nges in Canadian law practice through t he

twentie th century.

The purpose of the Osgoode Societ y for Canadian Legal History is

to encourage research and writing arou nd the history of Canadia n law.

TheSoc ietywhichwas incorporatedin andi sregistered as achar ity

wasfoundedattheinitiativeoftheHonourableRRoyMcMurtryformerly

aorney general for Ontario and chief justice of the provi nce  and

ocialsoftheLawSocietyofUpperCanadaTheSocietyseekstostimulate

the study of legal history in Canada by supporti ng researchers, collecting