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THE LEGAL THE LEGAL PROFESSIONPROFESSION
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JUDGESJUDGES
• Judges are supposed to be independent of political and commercial interests, so they can make a fair judgement.
• Judges serve in both criminal and civil cases.
• Their role is to make sure the law is applied in a fair and unbiased way.
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Superior JudgesSuperior Judges
• The Law Lords• Appointed by the Queen from the country’s most
senior judges, they are made life peers.• Their role is to hear cases where there is a
dispute over the law. Usually these cases involve specialised and technical issues, as well as those attracting public attention e.g. Diane Pretty ‘right to die’
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The Lord Justices of AppealThe Lord Justices of Appeal
• They hear both criminal and civil cases in the Court of Appeal.
• They must have at least 10 years experience as high court judges before
being appointed by the Queen.
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High Court JudgesHigh Court Judges
• High Court Judges are also appointed by the Queen and are normally former barristers or circuit judges with 10 years experience.
• They may also hear more serious cases in the Crown Court.
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INFERIOR JUDGESINFERIOR JUDGES
• Circuit judges who sit in both Crown Court & county court
• Recorders who are part time judges normally sit in the Crown Court
• District judges who hear mainly small claims and sit in the county court.
• Magistrates• Chairman of tribunals
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Solicitors and BarristersSolicitors and Barristers
• Solicitors meet and interview clients, write letters, draw up contracts, deal with the legal side of buying property or land and draw up wills.
• Solicitors can specialise in areas such as divorce or business law, however, most conduct general practice
• Solicitors are involved in the pre-trial functions of preparing a case (witness preparation, documentation, costs etc)
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BarristersBarristers
• The majority of barristers concentrate on advocacy, although some specialise in tax and company law.
• Barristers have right of audience in all courts in England and Wales and they represent the client in the courtroom.
• The solicitor briefs the barrister on cases, rarely does a barrister meet a client face to face.
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BarristersBarristers
• There are about 10,000 barristers in England and Wales and are mostly self-employed, however some are employed by the CPS.
• After 10 years experience a barrister may apply to the Lord Chancellor to become a Queen’s Counsel (QC) – Cherie Blair is one!
• These experienced lawyers taken on high profile and often difficult cases. As a result some QC’s can earn up to £500,000 a year!!!
• Only 7% of QC’s are women.• Only 8% of working barristers are from ethnic minority
backgrounds!