Since the age of the Comune (1143 ca. 1297) and throughout the modern age, the Venetians managed advocacy in court in a different way from their neighbours in ius commune areas. Their concept of justice as a balance among private and public interests brought the institution of elective offices (Advocati ordinarii), providing counsel for either party in a judicial controversy as well as for those who were charged with crimes. The Venetian mistrust towards any form of autonomous guilds led, in turn, to early legislation aimed at keeping a direct control over the two categories of private practitioners, advocati extraordinarii and sollecitadori.
Lawyers in Venice: a curious business
Silvia Gasparini
2025
Abstract
Since the age of the Comune (1143 ca. 1297) and throughout the modern age, the Venetians managed advocacy in court in a different way from their neighbours in ius commune areas. Their concept of justice as a balance among private and public interests brought the institution of elective offices (Advocati ordinarii), providing counsel for either party in a judicial controversy as well as for those who were charged with crimes. The Venetian mistrust towards any form of autonomous guilds led, in turn, to early legislation aimed at keeping a direct control over the two categories of private practitioners, advocati extraordinarii and sollecitadori.
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