Written By: Colm Wolstencroft
Barristers were once pretty much cut off from the public at large and were only accessed through solicitors, and while that is still the case the majority of the time, members of the public are now able to instruct barristers on civil matters. Barristers are one of the two distinct species of legal animal that stalk the plains of the English common law system.
Written By: Colm Wolstencroft
Solicitors are an integral part of the legal system of the UK. Over hundreds of years their role has evolved and adapted to the fundamental changes in law that have occurred in that time, while still delivering a professional service to the people that need them. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland a solicitor is a legal professional who can deal with any legal matter and is professionally able to conduct formal legal proceedings within a court of law.
Written By: Colm Wolstencroft
People could be mistaken for thinking that solicitors spend all of their time delivering stirring speeches in courtrooms up and down the country, but this is not an accurate view. It is rather like imagining that a professional footballer doesn’t spend most of their time practising in the rain.
The complexity of the legal system that has built up in the UK over centuries requires solicitors.
Written By: Colm Wolstencroft
There are many different legal matters that a lawyer can help a person with. In today’s modern usage a lawyer is someone who has a formal training in law and professionally practices it. The term is synonymous with the English law solicitors, American attorneys and Scottish advocates. The whole system of law is a complex network of rules and regulations that are set down by governments to ensure that justice, as well as political, economic and cultural stability, are maintained.
Written By: Colm Wolstencroft
There is a huge variety of situations for which an individual may need the help of a solicitor service. The skills, knowledge and experience that having a solicitor onboard can give someone who is perhaps not well read or experienced in UK law can be completely invaluable. In the UK legal system the services of solicitors and barristers has been traditionally separated. Solicitors generally took care of all legal matters that passed through county courts and were much more office-based.