Comments on: The Splendid Legacy of Miss Emma Hamlyn http://www.slaw.ca/2009/12/21/the-splendid-legacy-of-miss-emma-hamlyn/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gary P. Rodrigues http://www.slaw.ca/2009/12/21/the-splendid-legacy-of-miss-emma-hamlyn/comment-page-1/#comment-709513 Gary P. Rodrigues Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:03:40 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/?p=15398#comment-709513 Simon's post on the Hamlyn Lectures brought to mind fond memories of attending one of the lectures. The speaker was Hubert H. Munroe, the year was 1981 and the subject was "Intolerable Inquisition? Reflections on the Law of Tax". Stevens & Sons, the publisher of the Lectures, was a part of ABP (Associated Book Publishers) along with Sweet & Maxwell and The Carswell Company Limited, my employer at the time. It was the practice to invite colonials to grand occasions when visiting the head office and this was indeed a grand occasion. The lecture was given at Chartered Accountants Hall, a palatial building in the Italian Renaissance style, and was followed by a splendid dinner in a great hall at a table laden with silver. Needless to say, as the only colonial present, I sat at the foot of the table next to the Scottish and the Irish members of the Board of Trustees. The ceiling was covered in what appeared to be a biblical theme. We spent a wonderful evening speculating on themes that would resonate with accountants. It proved to be great entertainment. The lecture wasn't bad either. Simon's post on the Hamlyn Lectures brought to mind fond memories of attending one of the lectures. The speaker was Hubert H. Munroe, the year was 1981 and the subject was "Intolerable Inquisition? Reflections on the Law of Tax". Stevens & Sons, the publisher of the Lectures, was a part of ABP (Associated Book Publishers) along with Sweet & Maxwell and The Carswell Company Limited, my employer at the time. It was the practice to invite colonials to grand occasions when visiting the head office and this was indeed a grand occasion.

The lecture was given at Chartered Accountants Hall, a palatial building in the Italian Renaissance style, and was followed by a splendid dinner in a great hall at a table laden with silver. Needless to say, as the only colonial present, I sat at the foot of the table next to the Scottish and the Irish members of the Board of Trustees.

The ceiling was covered in what appeared to be a biblical theme. We spent a wonderful evening speculating on themes that would resonate with accountants. It proved to be great entertainment. The lecture wasn't bad either.

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