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Lecturer: Miljen Matijašević G10, room 6/I, Tue 11:30-12:30 Session 6

Unit 6

 There are two branches of the legal profession in England, two types of legal practitioners representing clients: SOLICITORS BARRISTERS  They have different training, functions, responsibilities, areas of expertise and rights  In history, each type of attorney enjoyed various exclusive rights, but this has been gradually abolished since 1985

1a. University degree in law (LLB – Bachelor of Legal Letters) ◦ usually a three-year programme OR 1b. A bachelor’s degree (BA) in any subject + Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) ◦ a one-year conversion course

 After completing an LLB or a GDL programme: LPC 2a. Legal Practice Course (LPC) – for solicitors OR BVC 2b. Bar Vocational Course (BVC) – for barristers ◦ both are one-year programmes, but can sometimes be taken over the course of two years

 primarily thought of as lawyers who can be contacted directly by members of the public  direct contact with lay clients – people seeking legal advice or legal representation  traditionally have the right of audience only in inferior courts  generally perceived as general practitioners

 investigate the facts of the case, do the ‘legwork’  collect evidence, talk to witnesses, have contact with the police where necessary briefs  prepare briefs for barristers (all relevant documents and evidence necessary for trial) instruct  if the case needs to be tried at a higher court, they will instruct a barrister

 they also do non-contentious work, which refers to legal services which do not involve a court procedure conveyancingdrafting contracts wills  E.g. conveyancing ( prijenos prava vlasništva ), drafting contracts and wills ( sastavljanje ugovora i oporuka )  intermediaries between lay clients and barristers

 Usually work in partnerships or incorporated law firms, sometimes employing a large number of solicitors  This allows them to specialize in a certain field of the law, such as: commercial law, conveyancing, family law, probate (ostavina), employment, criminal law, accidents and personal injury, consumer protection, etc.

 Have the right of audience before lower (inferior) courts: magistrates’ courts and county courts  May qualify for an advocacy certificate in the higher courts (this is a recent change, which reduces the gap between solicitors and barristers) ◦ SOLICITOR ADVOCATE

Legal Practice Course  After obtaining a law degree (LLB), future solicitors take a one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC)  Upon completion they look for a training contract  Serve two years as a trainee in a firm of solicitors the Law Society  In order to practise law must obtain an annual practising certificate issued by the Law Society

 Barristers are professional advocates – act as legal representatives (in criminal cases both for the defense and the prosecution if employed by the Crown Prosecution Service – CPS)  Their work also involves drafting documents associated with court procedure, and giving specialist legal advice  Traditionally, have had the right of audience in the higher courts  Referred to as ‘counsel’ in the court of law

 Not allowed to form partnerships, but rather work as sole practitioners  May share clerks, so that if one barrister is busy, another may replace him  Usually specialize in a certain area of the law  Their clients are solicitors. The do not usually have direct contact with lay clients.

Bar Vocational Course  After obtaining a law degree (LLB), future barristers attend a Bar Vocational Course (BVC) Inns of the Court  As students, after making a certain number of attendances, i.e. dinners (referred to as ‘keeping terms’), they are called to the Bar by one of the Inns of the Court (barrister associations of medieval origin)

 The Inns used to be institutions providing training in common law to barristers. Today they are unincorporated institutions run by their senior members four Inns of the Court  There are four Inns of the Court: Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple  Their function today is to recruit and train new barristers

pupillage  The new barrister then competes to obtain a funded 12- month pupillage in chambers to get practical training  PUPILLAGE – a non-practising six months (observation of professional activities under a pupil master) and a practising six months (supply of legal services and exercise of the right of audience).

 To gain a Full Qualification Certificate pupils must learn the rules of conduct and etiquette at the Bar, learn to prepare and present a case completely, etc. Bar Council  The Certificate is issued by the Bar Council tenancy chambers  If successful at pupillage, they can apply for a tenancy in chambers  Tenants  Tenants share common expenses and support services at their chambers at one of the Inns

1. Years of experience as either a solicitor or a barrister is a prerequisite for becoming a judge Junior Counsel Queen’s Counsel 2. Two levels of barristers: Junior Counsel and Queen’s Counsel (“Silks”)

 All practising barristers are junior counsel until or unless they have been designated Queen’s Counsel (QC)  Minimum 10 years of standing (in practice 15)  Solicitors can also apply to become QCs

 QCs expected to appear only in the most complex and important cases, but are always accompanied by at least one junior counsel Silks  QCs also known as Silks, as they wear a silk gown (not black like junior counsel)  QCs enjoy privileges (sit closest to the judge and have the right to address the judge first) and are paid significantly higher fees

 The Silk system  The Silk system criticized because it does little to improve legal services  Only 10% of the Bar are QCs and many able barristers never advance  Engaging a QC is hardly a guarantee of success  Most barristers motivated to apply for the sake of prestige and significantly higher earnings  Impedes a system of ‘free market’ in the field of advocacy – QCs thought to have an unfair advantage

ARGUMENTS IN FAVOUR OF FUSION  Expense to the client  Failures in communication between solicitor and barrister  A selected barrister may be too busy at a given moment so the solicitor has to hire another, sometimes at the last minute

ARGUMENTS AGAINST FUSION  Barristers free from interruptions by clients; easier for them to detach themselves  Barristers can focus on special skills needed for public speaking, addressing the judge and the jury, which eventually benefits the lay client – preserves the quality of advocacy

Complete the table with the words from the same family VERBNOUNNOUN (person) PartnerPartnershipPartner Trainee Advise Practice specialise-

Complete the table with the words from the same family VERBNOUNNOUN (person) PartnerPartnershipPartner TrainTraineeship/ Training Trainee AdviseAdviceAdviser PractisePracticePractitioner SpecialiseSpecialismSpecialist

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