Vic Bar

A History of the Victorian Bar

Peter Yule

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17 March 2022

Australasian & Pacific history; Law

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One of Australia's leading historians, Dr Peter Yule, was commissioned to write a major history of the Victorian Bar, from its earliest days in the late 1830S to the present. This significant project was generously supported by Barristers' Chambers Limited (BCL). As well as the publication of the history; the project involved the preservation of materials collected while researching the history; including oral histories from past and present members of the Bar.

In 1841 in Port Phillip’s new Supreme Court a young Redmond Barry argued that the evidence against two Tasmanian Aboriginals accused of murder was quite insufficient for conviction—to no avail. In January 1842 the first execution took place in front of 3000 spectators. Four decades later, the eminent Redmond was to sentence Ned Kelly to death. In 1855 the 13 Eureka rebels were tried for High Treason—a hanging offence. The jury wasn’t having it.

These were just three of many dramatic incidents in our early history, and countless others have since played out in our courts, under a system of justice in which barristers are the contestants. Yule describes the Victorian Bar as a collective of individuals. The reader will find many great figures of the Law and of Politics - and a vanguard of activists who have pressed for human rights and social progress.

Peter Yule writes fine biographies and histories, and his recent The Long Shadow: Australia’s Vietnam Veterans Since the War has been widely acclaimed.

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By: Peter Yule
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 245mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 2.000kg
ISBN: 9781922669261
ISBN 10: 1922669261
Publication Date: 17 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active