Personnel of the Law

Question 1

Typical personnel of UK/Ireland vs most other countries

Answer 1

UK/I - barrister & solicitor

O - lawyer & attorney

Question 2

Solicitors

Answer 2

1. specialist in advising clients
2. prepare cases for court
3. high level contact with client
4. ‘brief’ ‘the bar’
5. may appear as an advocate in court

Question 3

Barristers

Answer 3

1. specialist in the art of advocacy
2. presents the case in court
3. a client cannot engage directly
4. drafts legal documents - pleadings

Question 4

Regulation of solicitors

Answer 4

Incorporated law society of Ireland.
Was formed in 1830.
secured the independent existance of solicitors as a branch of the lgal profession. renamed the law society of ireland in 1994

The Law society is the educational, representative and regulatory body of the solicitors’ profession in ireland.