- Practising certificate renewed anually for a small fee - insured against claims of negligence
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What Acts allow for advocacy in the courts?
- Courts and Legal Service Act 1990 -Qualifications Regulations 1999 - Acess to Justice 1999 for solicitors working for Crown Prosecution
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What are solicitor advocates?
Solicitors who qualify for rights of audience in higher courts.
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How do Solicitors qualify to become solicitor advocates?
- practised for atleast 3 years gaining experience of advocacy in lower courts - attend a practical course -pass written test in evidence and procedure
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What are QC's?
Senior advocates who command higher fees and do not take pupils.
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How do you qualify to become a QC?
Practice for at least ten years can apply to the Lord Chancellor to be appointed as a QC
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Where do Chartered Legal Executives Work?
Solicitors firms or ocassionally alongside barristers
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What do they do?
Usually specialise in particular area of law, such as conveyancing or litigation and offer legal advice to clients.
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Who is their professional body?
Institute of Legal Executives
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Solicitors Academic Training?
A law degree or any other degree and common post professional examination
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Solicitors Professional Training?
LPC 1 year full time and 2 year part time
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Solicitors Practical Training?
Two years of on the job training including a 20 day professional skills course known as a training contract -Enrolement with the law society
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Barristers Academic Training?
A law degree or any other degree and common post professional examination
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Barristers Professional Training?
BVC course, gain 12 qualifying units
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Barristers Practical Training?
Two separate six month periods called pupilage
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Legal Exec Academic Training?
Professional Diploma in Law
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Membership
Students apply for membership of the ILEX
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Fellowship
25 years old or older,5 years relevant experience - complete higher professional diploma
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Complaints made about Solicitors?
Handle by the firm - OSS, try to help parties settle dispute but will appoint investigation officer if it fails
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Complaints made about Barristers?
- Bar standards board -Overseen by an independent lay commissioner
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What is the role of the Legal Service Ombudsman
Created to examine complaints against barristers or solicitors where their own regulatory bodies did not provide a satisfactory answer.
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Can they be sued for negligence
Yes. Hall v Simons (200)
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Advantages of fusion?
- reduced costs only one lawyer needed - less duplication of work -more continuity - more job satisfaction
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Disadvantages of fusion?
- Decrease in specialist skills e.g.advocacy - loss of cab rank rule -loss of second opinion
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What Acts allow for advocacy in the courts?
Back
- Courts and Legal Service Act 1990 -Qualifications Regulations 1999 - Acess to Justice 1999 for solicitors working for Crown Prosecution
Card 3
Front
What are solicitor advocates?
Back
Card 4
Front
How do Solicitors qualify to become solicitor advocates?
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