Shrines and temples of healing known as Asclepieia were erected throughout Greece where the sick would come to worshipand seek cures for their ills.
Harmless serpents were kept in these temples of healing, lovingly tended by Asclepiu's daughter Hygeia, the personificationof health.
Snakes were held sacred by Asclepius and he himself was thought to sometimes appear in the form of a snake.
Patients who saw snakes in their dreams believed that the god of healing himself had come to their aid.
The ancient symbol of Asclepius is a knotted wooden staff around which a mystical snake is coiled.
Today it represents the medical profession, a symbol of health and wisdom.
The Scales of Justice are the time honoured symbol of balance, equality, justice and harmony.
Here they represent the growing spirit of unity that has developed between both the medical and legal professions over our 100 years of service.