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U1 legl psnl judicia

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Solicitors v Barristers solicitors = rights to conduct litigation barristers = rights of audience
Facts about barristers - about 12,700 independent - plus about 3,000 employed - collectively known as ‘the bar’ - must belong to the 4 inns of court (lincoln’s inn, inner temple, middle temple and grays inn)
Facts about solictors - about 130,000 practicing - 90,000 private practice - the rest are employed - controlled by their own body = the law society
Role of a barrister - mostly self employed - tenancy in chambers - must have atleast 15-20 - clerks - books in cases and negotiation fees - advocacy - full rights of audience - paperwork - writing legal opinions, advice writing, drafting court documents
Role of a solicitor - interviews and negotiation - paperwork - writing letters and drafting documents - brief barristers so they know what to argue
Queens council - can apply after 10 years experience as a barrister or solicitor advocate - take on more high profile cases - higher fees
Legal executives - work in solictors firms as assistants - usually specialise in a certain area - 20,000 legal executives
Role of legal executives - draft wills - advice for family matters - advice for criminal matters - some rights of audience
General council of the bar - representative body for barristers - england and wales - acts like a trade union
The law society - representative body for solicitors - england and wales - 200 years old
Bar standards board - representative body for barristers - sets training and entry standards - sets code of conduct
Solicitors regulation authority - regulatory body for solictors - investigates alleged breaches - will refers serious matters to a disciplinary tribunal
CILEX regulation board - regulatory body for legal executives - ensures conformity to the CILEX rules - investigates - professional conduct panel and sends serious breaches to the disciplinary tribunal
Hierarchy of the courts 1st(top) - supreme court 2nd - court of appeal 3rd - high court and kings bench division 4th - country court and crown court 5th(bottom) - country court and magistrates court
Created by: jessienarla
 

 



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