Evan James MacGillivray

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Evan James MacGillivray

1873–1955

A Scottish barrister whose books helped make sense of difficult corners of British law, he is best remembered for clear, practical writing on copyright and insurance. His work proved lasting enough that MacGillivray on Insurance Law continued as a standard legal reference long after his lifetime.

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A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, and in the United States of America Containing a Full Appendix of All Acts of Parliament International Conventions, Orders in Council, Treasury Minute and Acts of Congress Now in Force.

A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, and in the United States of America Containing a Full Appendix of All Acts of Parliament International Conventions, Orders in Council, Treasury Minute and Acts of Congress Now in Force.

by Evan James MacGillivray

About the author

Born in 1873, Evan James MacGillivray built his career as a lawyer and legal writer. Sources identify him as a Queen's Counsel and connect him with Edinburgh and the Inner Temple, placing him firmly in the world of British legal practice.

He wrote on subjects that could easily become dense and technical, including copyright and insurance. His A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright was published in the early 1900s, and his name became especially closely linked with MacGillivray on Insurance Law, a work that remained influential through many later editions.

MacGillivray died in 1955. What stands out today is the staying power of his writing: he was not simply producing books for his own moment, but shaping legal reference works that continued to be read, updated, and relied on for decades.