Barristers EXAM latest
update 2024 FINAL
PASS A+
, How many barristers are employed by the CPS? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
3000
What are Barristers referred to as? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-'The Bar'
What is 'direct access'? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-barristers approached
directly by a client (this can be in any area of law EXCEPT family or
criminal law)
What is the 'cab bank rule'? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-barristers can't refuse
a case if it's in their area of specialism and they're free but can
refuse if a barrister has been approached directly by a client
How many practicising solicitors are there in the UK? -
✔✔✔ANSWER-136,000
Who are solicitors controlled by? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-The Law Society
What is the purpose of the Law Society? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-promotes
solicitors interests and acts in the same way a trade union does
What is the Solicitors' Regulation Authority? - ✔✔✔ANSWER-
responsible for regulating the profession