Comments on: Rothschild and Freshfields founders linked to slavery http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/ UK law blog Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21515 charonqc Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:14:28 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21515 playftseforme - yes... rather non storyish... I know a few people at Freshfields... good firm.... obviously! playftseforme – yes… rather non storyish…

I know a few people at Freshfields… good firm…. obviously!

]]> By: playftseforme http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21505 playftseforme Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:25:12 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21505 The FT ran the story under the headline 'Rothschild and Freshfields founders linked to slavery'. Turns out the links were pretty anodyne. The FT ran the story under the headline ‘Rothschild and Freshfields founders linked to slavery’. Turns out the links were pretty anodyne.

]]> By: simply wondered http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21493 simply wondered Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:11 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21493 the big hairy deal would be that such actions would be inconsistent with a position that opposed slavery. personally i can't get too excited about the actions of any person or institution 300 years ago when times and morality were different, and it has no bearing on what the current institution does. but as charon says, it's an interesting point. the big hairy deal would be that such actions would be inconsistent with a position that opposed slavery.

personally i can’t get too excited about the actions of any person or institution 300 years ago when times and morality were different, and it has no bearing on what the current institution does. but as charon says, it’s an interesting point.

]]> By: charonqc http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21492 charonqc Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50:30 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21492 Playftseforme Not really so much of a story as an interesting bit of history. No issue with modern law firm/bank at all of course. A large part of our empire was based on slavery, invasion, colonisation and brutal acts of barbarism - but times have moved on. Now we have no empire and the brutal acts of barbarism are mercifully few - save for some acting on programmes on TV... but there is an off switch for those :-) Playftseforme

Not really so much of a story as an interesting bit of history.

No issue with modern law firm/bank at all of course. A large part of our empire was based on slavery, invasion, colonisation and brutal acts of barbarism – but times have moved on.

Now we have no empire and the brutal acts of barbarism are mercifully few – save for some acting on programmes on TV… but there is an off switch for those :-)

]]> By: playftseforme http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21491 playftseforme Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:45:50 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21491 The FT said Freshfields acted as trustees for clients. Big hairy deal. And Rothschilds took security over slaves owned by debtors. Again, where's the story? The FT said Freshfields acted as trustees for clients. Big hairy deal. And Rothschilds took security over slaves owned by debtors. Again, where’s the story?

]]> By: simply wondered http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21476 simply wondered Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:31:44 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21476 a tradition proudly continued to this day a tradition proudly continued to this day

]]> By: DRS http://charonqc.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/rothschild-and-freshfields-founders-linked-to-slavery/#comment-21473 DRS Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:15:26 +0000 http://charonqc.wordpress.com/?p=4846#comment-21473 Are we suprised? Are we suprised?

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