Being a revised and somewhat simplified version of The Seldon Society Lecture for 1971 delivered in the Old Hall of Lincoln's Inn on Wednesday, July 14th, 1971 during the visit of the America Bar Association to London.
A Topographical and Historical Introduction to the Inns of Court, Inns
of Chancery, and Serjeants' Inn.
Originally a solicitor, Sir Robert Megarry requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as a legal academic. He later became a High Court judge and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division from 1976 to 1981. Afterwards he served as Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court from 1982 to 1985.
