City of London Solicitors' Company
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The City of London Solicitors' Company is one of the Livery Companies
of the City of London
. The Company was formed in 1908; the City granted it Livery status in 1944. The Company received a Royal Charter
in 1958. Prior to 1969, when the City of London Law Society was formed, the Company functioned as a law society
for the city's solicitor
s. Now, the Company mainly functions as a charitable body.
The Company ranks seventy-ninth in the order of precedence
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Lex Libertatis Origo, Latin for Law is the Source of Liberty.
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. The Company was formed in 1908; the City granted it Livery status in 1944. The Company received a Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
in 1958. Prior to 1969, when the City of London Law Society was formed, the Company functioned as a law society
Law society
A Law Society in current and former Commonwealth jurisdictions was historically an association of solicitors with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers/solicitors...
for the city's solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
s. Now, the Company mainly functions as a charitable body.
The Company ranks seventy-ninth in the order of precedence
Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...
for Livery Companies. Its motto is Lex Libertatis Origo, Latin for Law is the Source of Liberty.