Our history through the years
Manchester Law Society was originally formed in 1838 and was known as the Manchester Law Association. By 1871 the Association was flourishing with 107 members and was incorprated (under the Companies Act o 1892), chaging its name to Manchester Law Society in 1910.
In 2021 the Society celebrated 150 year anniversary of its incorporation and we ran a number of articles in our monthly maazine, The Messener, looking at our history, the development of the profession and the evolution of Manchester itself.
To find out more about the Society over the years see the articles below.
1900 – 1930 and the introduction of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919
1930 – 1939 and the Poor Man’s Lawyer Association
1950 – 1959 and recovery from the war and Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
1960 – 1969 and the formation of Manchester Young Solicitors Group
1970 – 1979 and the first female Council member of the Society