The Legal Professions Flashcards
Which body handles complaints against Barristers?
The Bar Standards Board
What is meant by the term ‘alternative business structures’?
Alternative methods through which legal services could be delivered to the public where owners and investors do not need to be lawyers
In which court can Solicitor Advocates undertake advocacy work?
The higher courts of England and Wales (High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court).
Who wrote the key report which preceded the Legal Services Act 2007?
Sir David Clementi
Which body has been set up by the Government under the Legal Serivices Act 2007 to regulate the legal professions in the interest of
legal services users?
The Legal Services Board
Which professions is bigger, the solicitor profession or the barrister profession?
Solicitor
What qualifications do you need to become a barrister?
Qualifying law degree, BPTC, and one year pupillage
What qualifications do you need to become a solicitor?
Qualifying law degree, LPC, recognised training period
What was the legal principle arising from Arthur JS Hall & Co v Simmons?
Established liability for legal professionals work (previously they were exempt)
What changes have been made to the legal professions as a result of the Legal Services Act 2007?
The market for legal services was liberalised and regulated to encourage more competition and to provide a new route for customer complaints (Legal Services Board, ABS)
Will the reforms to the legal professions contained in the Legal Services Act 2007 successfully modernise the legal professions?
The reforms contribute to moves which desire a breakdown in the division between barristers and solicitors
What reforms to the legal education system are recommended by the Legal Education and Training Review?
- Focusing on the competencies requires for solicitors at the point of qualification, rather than on a formal process of how to get there. This will permit rigorous assessment at that stage, enable much greater flexibility in the way in which solicitors can qualify, and support innovation by legal education providers and employers. This will help ensure that high quality individuals have the opportunity to become solicitors regardless of their background
- Ending the current hours-based approach to post-qualification training (CPD) and introducing a system which focuses on the effectiveness of that training. It would place responsibility on individuals, and the organisations in which they work, for tailoring professionals development to reflect their particular needs and circumstance with more of a focus on the role of the entity and its obligation to ensure proper training for all staff - whether solicitors or not
- Streamlining the education and training system by stripping away technical regulations which are not necessary to assure the quality of education and training. For example, no longer requiring student to enrol with the SRA before they commence the legal Practice Course.
