THE ROYAL PARDON VINDICATED, IN REFERENCE TO THE CLAIMS OF MR. W.H. BARBER ON THE JUSTICE OF THE COUNTRY. FOURTH EDITION.
London: 1852. [4], xxviii, 132 pp. Disbound, margins of early leaves brittle. Good+.
W.H. Barber had been disbarred, and hence prohibited from practicing law, because he had been implicated in several forgeries. According to the Court, he was either "directly cognizant of the frauds in the forgery cases" or "wilfully blind and did not choose to inquire about the transactions." The court concluded that "An attorney suspecting that his client is engaged in a systematic course of fraud and forgery," but "continues to act for him as if he were assisting to enforce just rights... is guilty of gross misconduct." The case attracted much attention, many commentators asserting that the charges against Barber were unfounded. Item #32616
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