Legal Personnel- Regulation of solicitors, barristers and legal executives Flashcards

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Who regulates barristers?

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The bar council.

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What should happen if a client wishes to complain about the poor service of a barrister?

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-contact the solicitor who refered them.
-if still not satsified…
-Legal Ombudsman investigates.

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What happens if the legal Ombudsman decides against the barrister?

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-ask lawyer to apologise
-do more work
-refund/ reduce legal fees.
-compo up to 50k.

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Which body oversees the work of the bar standards board?

barristers

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Legal services board.

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What happens if a barrister is accused of professional misconduct?

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-bar standards board
-complaints comissoner investigates
-write to the chambers.
-if regarding inadequate personal service-adjudication panel.

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What happens if a barrister is found of professional misconduct?

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-apology
-compensation.
-council of the inns court- suspended/ disbarred/

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What happens if a client wants to sue a barrister?

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-do not enter a contract as under solicitor instruction.
-but can be sued for negligence under Hall V Simons

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Who is the regulation body for solicitors?

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The law society.
-training+advice
-lobby gov to promote solicitors profession.

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What happens if a client should wish to complain about the poor service of a solicitor?

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-in house.
-further…
-office for legal complaints. (poor service/bill)
-most resolved in 6mnths.

or legal ombudsman!! see earlier cards.

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What can the office for legal complaints (solicitors) reward?

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-reduction in bill
-compo
-correction of mistake

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Where will complaints about a solicitors bill go through?

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Court assessment- fair/reasonable.

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Which body oversees the work of the solicitors regulation authority?

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-Legal services board.

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What happens if a solicitor is accused of professional misconduct?

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-solicitors regulation authority- ensure high standards.
-case before solicitors diciplinary tribunal- can suspend or take them off the roll.

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What happens if a client wishes to sue a solicitor?

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-breach of contract for not doing work/ s can sue if not paid.
-can sue for negligence- Griffiths V Dawson- wrong divorce application- compo + White V Jones- too slow with wills.

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Who is the regulation body for legal executives?

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-CILEx
-promotes interests of legal execs.
-decides on education and training to enter profession.

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Where do complaints about legal executives go to?

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-The CILEx regulation board
-or…investigate +put before professional conduct panel.

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What remedies can the professional conduct panel for legal executives put foward?

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-reject
-reprimand
-warning
-serious-refer complaint to diciplinary trib.

18
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What remedies can the diciplinary tribunal offer in terms of remedies (legal execs)?

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-3k in compo
-recind membership of CILEx.