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	Barrister: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		All the new barrister must now do is to undertake a period of twelve months as a 'pupil', where he or she serves an apprenticeship to a barrister of at least five years’ experience.
		Barristers are highly traditional in that they are required to wear a horsehair wig when they appear as advocates in court, with a fl gown and a dark suit and a white shirt with strips of white cotton called 'bands' hanging before a wing collar.
		Barristers are also found in Hong Kong, and Australia (in the states without a fused profession, namely New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria).
	www.encyclopedian.com /ba/Barrister.html (1304 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Barrister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Barristers were therefore specialists either in appearing in court, or in the process of using the courts, which would include giving oral or written advice on the strength of a case and the best way to conduct it.
		Most barristers are probably properly equated with US trial lawyers in that they do not normally deal with the public (or lay clients) directly, but through the intermediary of a solicitor.
		Barristers, with their intimate knowledge of litigation, of the ways of the court and of the judiciary, concentrate on the presentation of the case.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Barrister (2789 words)

	Lawyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It includes practitioners such as barristers, solicitors, and legal executives; and people who are involved with the law but do not practice it on behalf of individual clients, such as judges, law clerks, and legislators.
		In most cases a barrister would be obliged, under what is known as the "cab rank rule", to accept instructions for a case in an area in which they held themselves out as practising, at a court at which they normally appeared and at their usual rates.
		In England and Wales a special class of legal professional, the licensed conveyancer is also allowed to carry out conveyancing services for reward.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lawyer (6688 words)

	Guardian \| Bar chair urges advocacy for free
		Most criminal barristers in England and Wales have joined an unofficial boycott of Lord Falconer's new payment scheme for "very high cost criminal cases", trials of five weeks and costing at least £150,000 per defence team.
		Barristers have been refusing to sign contracts, introduced on April 1, because they object to the fees paid under the scheme and to rules that require them to consult contract managers if they need to read extra evidence or take any other steps that have not been agreed during the case.
		Barristers say the boycott could force judges to release defendants on bail because their cases will not be ready for trial within the set time limits.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4909233-103690,00.html (473 words)

	Barrister/Advocate Jobs @ Redgoldfish Jobs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Barristers (England and Wales) and advocates (Scotland) give advice about legal cases to their professional clients and represent clients in court.
		In England and Wales, candidates need an approved law degree or another degree and a postgraduate conversion course, followed by a Bar Vocational Course and two six-month pupillages.
		Barristers (in England and Wales) and advocates (in Scotland) give advice about legal cases to their professional clients (mainly solicitors and legal executives) and represent clients (individuals or organisations) in court.
	www.redgoldfish.co.uk /view_job_information.asp?gid=338 (1063 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Barristers set deadline over pay
		Crown court barristers in England and Wales have given ministers a deadline to deal with their pay demands.
		Current hourly rates for defending in legal aid cases are £33.50 for a junior, £47 for a leading junior and £62.50 for a QC.
		Barristers want the rates to be kept in line with the rate of inflation at the very least.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/4621413.stm (357 words)

	Court of Quarter Sessions - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		At the present time the whole of England and Wales is within the local jurisdiction of some court of quarter sessions.
		In criminal matters their functions are not considerable, most of the work done by justices in England being in Scotland dealt with by the sheriff or his substitutes, or by stipendiaries in the great cities.
		In Ireland quarter sessions courts are held before a salaried officer once styled the assistant barrister and now chairman, who is usually also judge of a civil bill court (the Irish county court), or recorder of a neighbouring city or borough.
	www.1911ency.org /Q/QU/QUARTER_SESSIONS_COURT_OF.htm (2228 words)

	Wikinfo \| Barrister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		A barrister is a type of lawyer, but the details depend according to jurisdiction.
		Solicitors are regulated by the Law Society, barristers by the General Council of the Bar and the individual Inns of Court.
		Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Barrister (1227 words)

	Barristers UK at Local.co.uk
		The legal profession in England and Wales is made up of barristers and solicitors.
		The Bar Council is the regulatory and representative body for barristers in England and Wales.
		Barristers also represent individuals and organizations before public enquiries and tribunals, and they draft legal documents and give expert...
	www.local.co.uk /uk/Barristers (207 words)

	British Council e-Newsletter
		Solicitors and barristers from England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland can practise in the UK without retraining.
		Law Society for England and Wales has information on qualifying from overseas on their website (see the qualifying as a solicitor section).
		Barristers must pass professional examinations before being called to the Bar (Barristers are known collectively as the Bar), and they must then serve an apprenticeship with a qualified barrister for one year.
	202.71.128.135:5 /bc/edu1_2.asp (779 words)

	infolaw Press Release 25 February 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Barristers in England and Wales are the most active profession on the web, with over 36% of chambers having a web presence.
		Law firms in Scotland, where over 30% of firms have a website, lead over law firms in England and Wales, where only about 20% of firms have got their internet act together.
		"One might expect individual barristers to be geared to developing their own practice rather than that of their overall chambers, and the more collectively organised solicitors firms to be more keen to market their brand online.
	www.infolaw.co.uk /ifl/press/2002-02.htm (581 words)

	What is a Barrister?
		Barristers or "counsel" are lawyers who present cases to judges, arbitrators and other tribunals or are expert in one or more areas of law.
		Those countries are Australia, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
		The professional body for barristers in England and Wales is the General Council of the Bar ("Bar Council").
	www.johnlambert.law.pro /whatis.htm (225 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - Legal Policy - Advisory Bodies - Legal Services Consultative Panel Advice to ...
		The Bar Council raised concerns about the difficulties which can be caused when barristers in England and Wales are instructed in employment cases in Scotland but are not able to appear in the Court of Session on appeal.
		The Bar Council states that the amendment would not permit Scottish and Northern Ireland solicitors to go on the record in the higher courts in England and Wales as they would need a right to conduct litigation to be able to do this.
		However, the Bar Council felt that it would be appropriate to permit Scottish and Northern Ireland solicitors to instruct barristers in England and Wales generally.
	www.dca.gov.uk /atoj/lscp/lscp_advice12.htm (1106 words)

	Center for Professional Responsibility - American Bar Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Therefore, barristers had to be instructed for advocacy in the higher courts and they have also been instructed for most advocacy in the lower courts, for practical reasons (the cost)..
		While some solicitors choose to practise alone, and not in partnership, barristers are all independent consultants and cannot be in partnership with other barristers, let alone other lawyers or non-lawyers.
		If barristers wish to be employed as in-house lawyers (general counsel in industry) advising their employer, they are not permitted to exercise higher rights of audience as they are not in independent practice.
	www.abanet.org /cpr/crawley.html (4366 words)

	AccessToLaw - Legal Profession
		A searchable directory of practising and employed barristers in England and Wales, published as a joint venture between the General Council of the Bar and Sweet and Maxwell.
		The admission and regulation of notaries in England and Wales is a function of the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
		Notaries are the oldest branch of the legal profession in England and Wales, carrying out all types of legal work other than the conduct of litigation, but chiefly concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures and documents for use abroad.
	www.accesstolaw.com /site/default.asp?s=36 (2134 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Barristers want politicians out of reforms
		Matthias Kelly, chairman of the Council, which represents 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, says it is vital consultation papers due out next week did not open up opportunities for ministers to exert pressure on judges to take decisions reflecting Government policy.
		Mr Kelly says a JAC is desirable in principle, but voiced concerns it could be dominated by government "placemen" and that judges would be questioned about their political allegiances, as they are in the US.
		Barristers gave a cautious welcome to proposed changes to the judicial system, announced in Tony Blair's recent reshuffle of cabinet ministers in June after some initial confusion.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3061651.stm (478 words)

	Bar Council to split off watchdog powers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Bar Council is poised to split its regulatory and representative arms as part of a bid to head off tougher reforms in the wake of the Clementi review of the legal profession.
		The proposals, which were unveiled today (28 February), would lead to the launch of an independent Bar Standards Board (BSB) to police barristers in England and Wales.
		The Bar Council, which currently acts for about 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, will continue its representative role under the new structure, dealing with issues including ethics, policy and education.
	www.legalweek.net /PrintItem.asp?id=23190 (238 words)

	Politics \| Barristers campaign against crime bill
		The bar council, which represents 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, today launched a campaign to stop the government's "objectionable" criminal justice reforms.
		The organisation said it had begun its largest-ever lobbying effort to overturn parts of the criminal justice bill, which enters a crucial stage in the Commons today.
		The opposition move to limit the powers of detention was rejected by 285 votes to 163, a majority of 122.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4639119-110247,00.html (923 words)

	Wikinfo \| Law
		In England, the United States and other former British possessions such as India, Canada, Australia, and Ireland the system of common law derived from Anglo-Saxon customary law is used.
		It is a system of law used in England, many of the states of the United States (except California and Louisiana) and other former British possessions such as in the Laws of Australia, Canada, India, and Ireland.
		Lawyers are sometimes called by other names, as in England where the profession is divided between solicitors and barristers.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Law (1982 words)

	Annex
		Routes to Qualification as a Solicitor in England and Wales
		In England and Wales, the study of law leading to a degree can be undertaken at undergraduate level.
		After completing their three year undergraduate degree, students from England and Wales would be eligible to sit the New York Bar Examination.
	www.malet.com /annex.htm (1544 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - The legal Professions
		The professional bodies are responsible for regulating those working in their respective professions and for setting the training and education standards necessary to work as a qualified lawyer.
		Barristers are specialist legal advisers and court room advocates.
		The professional body for the admission and regulation of notaries in England and Wales.
	www.dca.gov.uk /legalsys/profs.htm (1204 words)

	Legal Week Student (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The Bar Council is poised to split its regulatory and representative arms as part of a bid to head off tougher reforms in the wake of Sir David Clementi’s review of the legal profession.
		The board is expected to comprise nine barristers and nine lay members, selected by a discrete appointments body working on Nolan principles.
		The Bar Council, which currently regulates 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, will continue its representative role under the new structure, dealing with issues including ethics, policy and education.
	www.legalweekstudent.net /ViewItem.asp?id=23560 (254 words)

	International Family Law Chambers
		Body representing and regulating barristers in England and Wales.
		Child Abduction Unit (the Central Authority for England and Wales) is resourced/staffed by the Official Solicitor's office.
		Association of family lawyers in England and Wales subscribing to a high standard of good practice.
	www.internationalfamilylaw.com /iflclinks_uk.html (445 words)

	University of Leicester, University Library - Information Sources : Organisations in Law
		The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales.
		The Bar Council ® is the regulatory and representative body for barristers in England and Wales.
		It deals with the qualification and conduct rules governing barristers and those wishing to become barristers.
	www.le.ac.uk /library/sources/subject2/law/laworgs.html (250 words)

	CJSIT : Links
		The CPS is the Government Department which prosecutes people in England and Wales who have been charged by the police with a criminal offence.
		Professional body representing the principal legal advisers to lay magistrates in England and Wales and is committed to improving the quality of justice in Magistrates' Courts.
		The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales who serve society by working to improve access to the law and provide services and support for solicitors themselves.
	www.cjit.gov.uk /links (1138 words)

	DfES - Jobs4U Careers Database: Barrister/Advocate Job Article page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		There are more than 11,564 self-employed barristers in England and Wales and 400 advocates in Scotland.
		Approximately 2,800 barristers work for specialist commercial law firms and other companies and about 800 work in government departments.
		In England and Wales, candidates need an approved law degree, or another degree and a postgraduate law conversion course, followed by a Bar Vocational Course and two six-month pupillages.
	www.connexions-direct.com /jobs4u/jobfamily/legalandpoliticalservices/barristeradvocate.cfm?id=1328 (390 words)

	Laurence Vaughan-Williams : Barrister at Law and Advocate - Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Mr Vaughan-Williams is a Barrister (Lincoln's Inn), a member of the South Eastern Circuit of practising Barristers (England and Wales).
		He is a member of the Revenue Bar Association an association for Barristers who specialise in tax matters,and he also practices as an Advocate in the Isle of Man.
		Mr Vaughan-Williams has rights of Audience in the courts of England, Wales and the Isle of Man and has experience of International Litigation and Dispute Resolution in Europe, the U.S.A. and overseas.
	laurencevaughan-williams.com (152 words)

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