Clarence Gabriel Moran

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Clarence Gabriel Moran (d. 15 May 1953), barrister and writer,[1] was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he obtained a third in Mods in 1897, and graduated BA in 1899 (in the second class in History).[2] He obtained a first class pass in Roman law in the Trinity Bar Examinations, 1901.[3] He became a barrister of the Inner Temple in January 1902.[2][4] He was an , empowered to take examination of witnesses in all Divisions of the High Court.[5] He was assistant deputy coroner for the South London District from 1927.[6] He is said to have been "well known"[7] and "noteworthy".[1]

Reports[]

Moran was a law reporter.[8] He was sub editor of the Law Journal Reports, Chancery Division.[9] He reported Divisional Court, civil paper cases and parliamentary and municipal registration appeals cases for the Justice of the Peace Reports,[10] and House of Lords cases for the Law Times Reports.[11] He reported cases for the Times Law Reports.[12]

Books and articles[]

Moran was joint author, with of A Guide to the Law of Betting, Civil & Criminal published in 1911 by Butterworth and Co.[13]

Moran was also author of:

  • The Business of Advertising (Meuthen, London, 1905, part of the "Books on Business" series)[14]
  • The Alphabet of the National Insurance Act, 1911 (Meuthen, London, 1912)[15]
  • The Boarding House Proprietor and His Guest (W Paterson, Salford, Manchester, 1925)[16]

The Heralds of the Law[]

Moran was also author of The Heralds of the Law,[17] a book on the subject of law reports, published in 1948 by in London, and by the Carswell Company Limited in Toronto. Its content includes material previously published in a series of articles in The Law Times from 1946 to 1947.[18][19][20][21] This book was reprinted by Gaunt in 1996 in Holmes Beach, Florida.[22] The periodical articles reprinted in this book are said to be "important and instructive".[23] The book is popular[24] has been called "delightful",[25] "illuminating"[26] and "well written".[27]

Of the articles reprinted in this book: Moran's article "Law Reporting: The Headnote" has been described as "erudite".[28] An abridged version of "Two Great Elizabethan Reporters"[29] was published in Case and Comment.[30]

References[]

  • "Morgan, Clarence G." sic WorldCat.
  • University of Oxford. Oxford University Calendar. J H Parker and H Slatter. 1901. Page 361. Google Books.
  • "Regulation of Advertisements". Newspaper World and Advertising Review. 1930. Issues 1695-1720. Page 26. Google Books.
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "C. G. Moran" in "Obituary" (1953) 215 The Law Times 283 [1]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Moran, Clarence Gabriel". Oxford and Cambridge Yearbook, 1904. Part 1. Page 427. Google Books.
  3. ^ (1901) 23 Law Students' Journal 176 Google Books. As to the outcome of his final examination, see (1903) Law Journal 40 Google Books.
  4. ^ "Moran, Clarence Gabriel", The Law List, Stevens, 1948, p 256, Google Books. (1902) 37 Weekly Notes 45 Google Books.
  5. ^ Hazell's Annual, 1918 p 283 [2], 1920 p 296 [3], 1921 p 300 [4]. Whitaker's Almanac, 1907 p 179 [5], 1908 p 185 [6], 1911 p 203 [7], 1913 p 227 [8], 1916 p 239, [9] [10], 1918 p 247 [11], 1921 p 268 [12], 1922 p 279 [13], 1953 p 451 [14]. (1924) 59 Law Journal 97 [appointed from 4 February 1924 to 4 February 1929] [15], (1929) 67 Law Journal 114 (9 February) [16], (1929) 167 Law Times 121 [17] [re-appointed until 4 February 1934].
  6. ^ (1927) 91 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 436 Google Books; (1927) 71 Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter 461 (11 June) Google Books.
  7. ^ "Headnotes" (1947) 111 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 82 Google Books
  8. ^ Ayelet Ben-Yishai. Truthful Precedents: Law Reports, the Realist Novel, and the Question of Fictionality. University of California, Berkeley. 2005. Page 76. Google Books
  9. ^ (1938) Law Journal Reports (New Series), Chancery Division, title page Google Books
  10. ^ (1908) 72 Justice of the Peace Reports Google Books; (1916) 80 Justice of the Peace Reports Google Books.
  11. ^ (1941) 163 Law Times Reports iii, 42 and 231 [18]
  12. ^ (1939) 56 The Times Law Reports 658 and 790
  13. ^ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book see the (1911) 131 Law Times 343 Google Books; (1911) 73 The Economist 531 Google Books; (1911) 46 Law Journal 567 Google Books; (1911) 5 Queensland Justice of the Peace and Local Authorities' Journal 112 [19] [20]; "The Law of Betting" in "Reviews" (1911) 55 Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter 682 (29 July) [21]; (1911-1912) 37 Law Magazine and Review 124 [22]; and (1911) 30 Law Notes 287 [23].
  14. ^ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see "The Business of Advertising" (1906) Common Sense, vols 6-7, p 15 [24]; (1905) 53 Printers' Ink 42 (Issue 10) [25] [26]; (1913) 7 British Books in Print 86 [27]; (1906) 69 The Academy and Literature 767 [28] [29]; Financial Times; Scotsman; (1905) Bookseller 662 [30]; and "Advertisements" (1905) 12 The Speaker, the Liberal Review 433 [31]. For other commentary on this book, see What to Read on Business Efficiency, Business Book Bureau, 1912, p 26 [32]; and What to Read on Business, Business Book Bureau, Mercantile Library Building, New York, 1912, p 39 [33].
  15. ^ For a copy of this book, see Google Books. For reviews of this book, see (1913) 23 Economic Review 240 [34]; (1911) 1 The Lancet 372 and 966 [35]; "The National Insurance Act, 1911" (1912) 56 Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter 239 (27 January) [36]; "Insurance Act Alphabet" (1912) 74 The Economist 77 (13 January) [37]; "Reviews" (1912) 71 The Timber Trades Journal and Saw-mill Advertiser 173 (3 February) [38]; (1912) 65 The Educational Times, and Journal of the College of Preceptors (The Education Outlook) 76 [39] [40]; (1912) 9 The British Journal of Inebriety 232 [41]; (1912) 41 Surveyor and Municipal and County Engineer 628 [42]; (1912) 7 The Medical Officer 137 [43]; and (1912) 132 Law Times 350 and 550 [44]. For other commentary on this book, see (1912) 78 Literary World 60 [45]; and (1912) 119 The Month 552 [46].
  16. ^ For reviews of this book, see (1925) 70 Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter 322 [47]; (1925) 60 Law Journal 976 [48]; (1925) 44 Law Notes 380 [49]
  17. ^ For other reviews of this book, see T E L (1949) 10 Cambridge Law Journal 288 JSTOR; H A C Sturgess (1949) 35 ABA Journal 50 JSTOR; Gilbert D Kennedy (1950) 8 University of Toronto Law Journal 447 JSTOR; "Reviews" (1949) Solicitor: A Journal for Solicitors and their Managing Clerks, Local Government Officers, Magistrates and Others Engaged in the Practice of the Law (Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons) 1949, Volumes 16-17, Pages 23 and 311, Google Books; Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn (2002) issue 111, p 50 Google Books; British Book News (January 1949) number 101, p 154 Google Books; (1949) 68 Law Notes 23 Google Books; and (1948) 98 The Law Journal 563 [50]. For commentary on this book in bibliographies, see Julius J Marke (ed), A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University with Selected Annotations, Law Center of New York University, 1953, Library of Congress Catalog card 58-6489, Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (Union, New Jersey) 1999, p 1196; and "Part Two: Books" in "Article and Book Bibliography" in "Legal History: The Year Books", Boston University School of Law.
  18. ^ See, in particular, (1947) 203 The Law Times 38 and 66 Google Books
  19. ^ "A Great Character" (1964) 235 Law Times 358 Google Books
  20. ^ Google Books
  21. ^ David W Florkow, Thomas R Heitz and Shirley A Lounder. Case Law Reporting: A Selected Bibliography and Checklist of Canadian Law Reporting Studies. Canadian Law Information Council. 1981. (CLIC Occasional Paper, issue 3; CLIC Case Law Reporting Studies, issue 18). ISBN 9780920358054. Page 20. Google Books. See also page 58 for discussion of E W William's review of Moran's book.
  22. ^ Worldcat
  23. ^ Ayelet Ben-Yishai. Common Precedents: The Presentness of the Past in Victorian Law and Fiction. Oxford University Press. 2015. Page 63, footnote 59.
  24. ^ M L Cohen, "An Historical Overview of American Law Publishing" (2003) 31 International Journal of Legal Information 168 HeinOnline
  25. ^ (1958) 75 South African Law Journal 118 Google Books
  26. ^ (1963) 80 South African Law Journal 392 [51]
  27. ^ E K Williams, "Reviews and notices" (1949) 27 Canadian Bar Review 988 Google Books HeinOnline
  28. ^ "Headnotes" (1947) 111 Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review 82 Google Books
  29. ^ Law Times, 16 February 1946
  30. ^ C G Moran, "Plowden - Great Elizabethan Reporter" (1946) 51 Case and Comment: The Lawyers' Magazine 56 Google Books
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