Do you have to be alive, as partners of the chancellery während the viktorianischen time in England?
3Feb 2010
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For example: The law firm Baker & McKenzie – Does Baker have to be alive? Or is it just a company’s name and the actual person does not need to be alive?
If you read the novel “A Christmas Carol”, written by one Charles Dickens, who was quite knowledgeable in such matters, you will find that Ebenezer Scrooge practised under the name of “Marley & Scrooge”, although Jacob Marley had been dead for many years. The practice might have passed to Bob Cratchett, provided he qualified, who could have continued to operate under that name.
A law firm may retain the name of a former partner, even one who is deceased, unless the former partner is still alive and practicing elsewhere and/or a particular jurisdiction prohibits it.
3 Responses to Do you have to be alive, as partners of the chancellery während the viktorianischen time in England?
Doethineb
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:08 am
If you read the novel “A Christmas Carol”, written by one Charles Dickens, who was quite knowledgeable in such matters, you will find that Ebenezer Scrooge practised under the name of “Marley & Scrooge”, although Jacob Marley had been dead for many years. The practice might have passed to Bob Cratchett, provided he qualified, who could have continued to operate under that name.
Just Me
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:07 am
Even so today…
A law firm may retain the name of a former partner, even one who is deceased, unless the former partner is still alive and practicing elsewhere and/or a particular jurisdiction prohibits it.
marzmargs12
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:12 am
In event of Mr Bakers death his successor would be his surviving son.