Advocacy; solicitor; draft; appear; barrister; conveyancing
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 657.
1. I am looking for a lawyer to help me buy some land for a business. – My firm undertakes a lot of ________________. We could advise you and help to ____________ contracts.
2. We've had some trouble in the past with getting large invoices paid. – We can do _________. If your case goes to court, I can ___________ in the lower courts.
3. Can you appear in the Appeal Court? – No, I'm a _____________ but my firm would instruct a ____________ if a case were to go to the Appeal Court.
4. Match the two parts of the definitions.
| 1. Someone who works for his or herself is | a. provide representation |
| 2. If you speak on behalf of clients in court, you | b. lay clients. |
| 3. Non-professional clients are known as | c. self-employed / a sole trader. |
| 4. Barristers working solely for a company are called | d. instructed. |
| 5. The governing authority of barristers are | e. in-house counsel. |
| 6. When a solicitor gives a barrister the details of a case, the barrister is | f. the Bar Council and the Inns of Court. |
| 7. When you work as a barrister you | g. practise at the Bar. |
5. Match the judicial offices in the box with the required qualifications below. Bear in mind the hierarchical structure on the courts.
| Justices of the Supreme Court Lord Justice of Appeal Circuit Judges District Judges (Magistrates' court) |
1. must have been qualified as a lawyer for at least seven years.
2. must have been qualified for ten years, although three years' service as a full-time District Judge is allowed
3. must have been qualified as a lawyer for at least 15 years and is usually drawn from judges in the Courts of Appeal in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and in the Court of Session in Scotland
4. the statutory qualification is at least ten years in the High Court as a lawyer and, in practice, to be a High Court Judge
6. Speaking. What are responsibilities and legal education of
1. a solicitor?
2. a barrister?
3. a judge?
4. a magistrate?
5. a coroner?
7. Discuss these questions with a partner.
1. What legal education and training do Ukrainian lawyers have?
2. Explain the organisation of barristers in your country.
3. Explain the appointment and training of judges in your legal system.
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