Welcome by Steve Hindle, Opening Remarks by Simon Middleton and

Welcome by Steve Hindle, Opening Remarks by Simon Middleton and James E. Shaw

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Steve Hindle welcomes participants and attendees to the "Markets, Law, & Ethics (1300-1832)" conference, held at the Huntington Library on November 14-15, 2014. Hindle is the W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research at The Huntington. Opening remarks are made by Simon Middleton and James E. Shaw. Both Middleton and Shaw are History professors at The University of Sheffield.

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