Barrister KEY Questions And Answers

Barrister KEY Questions And Answers

Arebbarristersbhiredbbybclientsbdirectly?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Rarely

Definebjurisprudenceb-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Thebtheoryborbphilosophybofblaw
-bAblegalbsystem

Howbarebbarristersbdistinguishedbfrombsolicitors?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Solicitorsbhavebmorebdirectbaccessbtobclientsbandbmaybdobtransactional-typeblegalbwork

Howbarebbarristersbregulated?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
BybthebBarbassociationbforbthebjurisdictionbwherebtheybpractice

Howbdobbarristersbandbsolicitor'sbdifferbinbbuildingbcasesbinbcourt?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Barristersbusuallybhavebparticularbknowledgebofbcaseblaw,bprecedentbandbthebskillsbtobbuild
babcase

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bWhenbsolicitorsbarebconfrontedbwithbanbunusualbpointbofblawbtheybmaybseekbtheb"opinionbof

bcounsel"bonbthebissue




HowbdobbarristersbgetbpermissionbtobconductblitigationbinbEnglandbandbWales?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-

SeekbauthorisationbfrombthebBarbStandardsbBoard,ballowingbthebbarristerbtobpracticebinbab"d
ualbcapacity",bfulfillingbthebrolebofbbothbbarristerbandbsolicitor

Howbdobbarristersbworkbthroughbsolicitors?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Solicitorsbworkbdirectlybwithbthebclientsbandbarebresponsiblebforbengagingbabbarristerbwithbth
ebappropriatebexpertisebforbthebcase
-bBarristersbgenerallybhavebnobcontactbwithbtheirbclientsb
-bAllbcorrespondence,binquiries,binvoicesbandbsobonbwillbbebaddressedbtobthebsolicitor

Howbmaybmembersbofbthebpublicbengagebthebservicesbofbabbarristerbdirectlybwithoutbthebinv
olvementbofbabsolicitor?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-PublicbAccessbScheme

Whatbarebbandsbinbcourt?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Formbofbformalbneckwearb-
btwoboblongbpiecesbofbclothb(usuallybalthoughbnotbinvariablybwhite)bwhichbarebtiedbtobthebne

ck

, Whatbarebbarrister'sbtasks?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Takingbcasesbinbsuperiorbcourtsbandbtribunals
-bDraftingblegalbpleadings
-bResearchingbthebphilosophy,bhypothesisbandbhistorybofblaw
-bGivingbexpertblegalbopinions

WhatbarebInnsbofbCourt?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Thebprofessionalbassociationsbforbbarristers

WhatbarebthebpurposebofbInnsbofbCourt?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Regulatebadmissionbtobthebbarristerbprofession,bresponsiblebforbthebtrainingbandbdisciplineb
ofbbarristers

Whatbcoursebmustblawbgraduatesbwishingbtobworkbasbbarristersbtake?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-BarbProfessionalbTrainingbCourseb(BPTC)




Whatbdobbarristersbmostlybspecialisebin?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Courtroombadvocacybandblitigation

Whatbdobbarristersbnormallybbandbtogetherbinto?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Chambers

WhatbdobbarristersbwearbinbcourtbinbIreland,bEnglandbandbWales?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Horsehairbwig,bstiffbcollar,bbands,bandbabgown

Whatbisbabbarrister?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Abtypebofblawyerbinbcommonblawbjurisdictions

Whatbisbabbodybestablishedbtobsettlebcertainbtypesbofbdisputebcalled?b-
bCORRECTbbANSWER-Tribunal




Whatbisbabchambersbinblaw?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Abroomborbofficebusedbbybbarristersborbjudge

Whatbisbabfigurebofbspeechbinbwhichbabthingborbconceptbisbreferredbtobbybthebnamebofbsomet
hingbcloselybassociatedbwithbthatbthingborbconceptbcalled?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-
Metonym

Whatbisbabformbofbformalbneckwearbconsistingbofbtwoboblongbpiecesbofbclothbtiedbtobthebnec
kbcalled?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Bands

Whatbisbabformalbwrittenbstatementbofbabparty'sbclaimsborbdefencesbtobanotherbparty'sbclaim
sbinbabcivilbactionbcalled?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Pleading

Whatbisbabhonorificbsuffixbtobsignifybnotablebbarristers?b-bCORRECTbbANSWER-Esquire